Alcaraz sails into his first French Open quarter-final, defeats Khachanov in straight sets; will meet Zverev next

On Sunday, the 19-year-old romped into his first French Open quarter-final with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Karen Khachanov. Coco Gauff, 18, reached the last-eight for the second successive year with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Belgium's Elise Mertens while 2018 runner-up Stephens defeated 23rd-seeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland 6-2, 6-0.

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Updated May 30, 2022, 04:53 IST

If Alcaraz defeats Zverev in the QF, he will meet Nadal/Djokovic in the semis (Twitter/rolandgarros)

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Djokovic or Nadal could face Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals.

On Sunday, the 19-year-old romped into his first French Open quarter-final with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Karen Khachanov.

"I had a great match from start to finish," said sixth seed Alcaraz who will face German third seed in the last eight.

The teenager defeated Zverev in the Madrid Masters final earlier this month after also knocking out Djokovic and Nadal.

It was a second successive straight-sets win for Alcaraz after saving a match point when winning a second-round thriller against compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Alcaraz is the youngest man in the last eight since Djokovic in 2006.

Zverev reached the quarter-finals for the fourth time by ending Spanish qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles' run in a 7-6 (13/11), 7-5, 6-3 victory.

All-American clash

In the wide open women's event, which saw nine of the top 10 seeds fall before the second week, American teenager Coco Gauff set up a quarter-final duel with compatriot Sloane Stephens.

Gauff, 18, reached the last-eight for the second successive year with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Belgium's Elise Mertens while 2018 runner-up Stephens defeated 23rd-seeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland 6-2, 6-0.

"Americans in Paris... I think it'll be a great match and I'm looking forward to it," said Stephens who is currently 64th in the WTA rankings.

Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez reached the quarter-finals for the first time.

Fernandez, seeded 17th, and who was US Open runner-up last year, fired an impressive 40 winners past 2019 semi-finalist Amanda Anisimova to secure a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win.

She next faces Martina Trevisan, the world number 59 from Italy who booked her place in the quarter-finals for the second time in three years, edging out Aliaksandra Sasnovich from Belarus 7-6 (12/10), 7-5.

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