French Open: Djokovic eases into possible Nadal quarter final; Leylah Fernandez defeats Amanda Anisimova to advance
- On an action-packed Sunday night in Paris, Leylah Fernandez advances to quarter finals while Novak Djokovic swept aside Diego Schwartzman
- Hong Kong tennis rookie Coleman Wong gets his Roland Garros campaign under way against Swiss junior Kilian Feldbausch
Novak Djokovic’s title defence continued on Sunday with a clinical 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win over No 15 seed Diego Schwartzman to reach his 13th consecutive Roland Garros quarter final.
Djokovic improved to 16-0 in fourth rounds here in Paris and awaits Rafael Nadal or Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last-eight stage.
The world No 1 is still to drop a set at Roland Garros after cruising through the first week.
US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez won a baseline battle against American 27th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3 4-6 6-3 to book her spot in the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time on Sunday.
The only other time the Canadian left-hander made the second week of a grand slam was during her run to the final at Flushing Meadows in 2021 when she lost to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu.
“Today was a very complicated game and I’m happy I managed to get through,” she said in an on-court interview, speaking in French.
“I knew she would fire a lot of winners and that I had to accept that and not get frustrated. I was so eager to get to play here. I’m happy all the hard work we’ve done, me, my father, paid off.”
