Maria Sakkari of Greece celebrates after profitable a degree towards United States’s Sofia Kenin throughout their fourth spherical match on day 9, of the French Open tennis match at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, June 7
American Sofia Kenin has misplaced within the fourth spherical on the French Open to Maria Sakkari of Greece, 6-1, 6-3.
At No. 4, Kenin was the highest-seeded participant left within the match. She was the runner-up at Roland Garros final October, and was in search of her second main title.
Sakkari, seeded 17th, superior to her first profession Grand Slam quarterfinal and earned her sixth win towards a top-20 participant this yr.
Kenin misplaced serve six occasions and had 32 unforced errors to 15 for the regular Sakkari.
Earlier, American teenager Coco Gauff served fantastically to achieve her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Ons Jabeur on the French Open.
The 17-year-old Gauff misplaced solely 9 factors on her serve.
Gauff additionally had a fast match within the earlier spherical. Jennifer Brady retired with an injured left foot after Gauff gained the opening set.
Gauff will subsequent face Barbora Krejcikova. She additionally reached reached her first quarterfinal at a serious by beating 2018 French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-0.