Roland-Garros 2022: Italian Trevisan and Canadian Fernandez first qualified for quarters

The knockout stages of the French internationals begin this Sunday. Among the headliners in the running, the world number one Novak Djokovic and the Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.

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Novak Djokovic faces Argentin Diego Schwartzman on the court Suzanne-Lenglen. Later in the day, Rafael Nadal faces the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime on the Philippe-Chatrier, the head number 9, who has the distinction of being trained for a year by the Mallorcan’s uncle, Toni Nadal. Carlos Alcaraz will be opposed to Russian Karen Kachanvi in ​​the night session. Since the defeat of Hugo Gaston on Saturday evening, there are no more French in the running in simple.

Martina Trevisan, first qualified for the quarters

At the end of a fierce battle, the Italian Martina Trevisan beat the Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (12-10), 7-5. Christophe ENA/AP

on the court Suzanne-Lenglen, the Italian Martina Trevisan (59 e in the WTA ranking) beat the Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (47 E ) on the score of 7-6 (10), 7-5. The two players went to the bottom of the court for two hours.

A beautiful fight, despite the weakness at the service of the two protagonists. More defensive, transalpine made less errors and has been more patient in exchange. She accesses the quarterfinals Porte d’Auteuil for the second time in her career, after the 2020 edition.

Leylah Fernandez at the rendezvous

Leylah Fernandez, during her victory against Amanda Anisimova, in the round of 16 of Roland-Garros, Sunday, May 29. Thibault Camus/AP

on the Philippe-Chatrier, the young Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 19 and 17 ^e world player, beat (6-3, 4 -6, 6-3) The American Amanda Anisimova (28 e ) in a match where direct faults were more numerous than winning blows. Semi-finalist Porte d’Auteuil in 2019 at 17, Anisimoa was too inconsistent to hope to qualify. Leylah Fernandez will have to raise her level of play in the quarterfinals against the Italian Martina Trevisan if the young woman wants to go far on the Parisian clay.