World number two, Coco Gauff, continued her pursuit of a first French Open singles title with another impressive straight-sets victory to reach the quarter-finals.

The American, 21, dismantled Russian 20th seed Ekaterina Alex­androva 6-0 7-5 in Paris.

The opening set lasted 29 min­utes, with Gauff dropping just five points across the first five games.

It is the fifth consecutive year 2022 runner-up Gauff has reached the quarter-finals at Roland Gar­ros.

She will face a stern test in the next round when she takes on compatriot and Australian Open champion Madison Keys.

Seventh seed Keys beat fellow American Hailey Baptiste 6-3 7-5

 Russian teenager Mirra Andree­va also progressed to the last eight in straight sets.

The sixth seed defeated Austra­lian 17th seed Daria Kasatkina 6-3 7-5 and will play French wildcard Lois Boisson, who stunned third seed Jessica Pegula, next. —BBC



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