Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s number one, defeated Amanda Anisimova in the French Open fourth round to reach her 10th successive Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday.
The Belarusian battled through a close first set against the 16th-seeded American before beating Court Suzanne Lenglen 7-5, 6-3.
After falling behind Liudmila Samsonova, Sabalenka, who had been the pre-tournament favorite, will face Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the final eight.
In the run-up to Roland Garros, Zheng defeated Sabalenka for the first time in their seven meetings in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open.
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Sabalenka and Anisimova have lost their previous two games, each winning 5-3.
The 23-year-old, who semi-finalized in French Open, won her first WTA 1000 crown earlier this year in Doha.
When she was serving to win the opener, she broke the top seed and forced Sabalenka to advance in the first set.
However, Sabalenka continued to lead by one set going into the eleventh game when two missed break points were costly.
In the second set, the three-time Grand Slam champion quickly increased their lead to 3-0.
In a marathon hold of serve match, Anisimova fought back to save six match points before Sabalenka finally answered with a thumping backhand winner at the eighth time of asking.
Source: Channels TV
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