Anna Kalinskaya entered the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time with a win over Anastasia Potapova, while Poland's Maja Chwalinska sent local hope Diane Parry packing.
Key Points
- Anna Kalinskaya defeated Anastasia Potapova to reach her maiden French Open quarterfinal.
- Potapova, who had knocked out defending champion Coco Gauff, lost in two hours and 49 minutes.
- Local favourite Diane Parry was eliminated by Poland's Maja Chwalinska.
- Russia's Diana Shnaider fought back to beat former Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
Anna Kalinskaya reached her maiden French Open quarterfinal with a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10-7) win over 28th seed Anastasia Potapova on Monday, marking only the second time the Russian has entered that stage of a Grand Slam.
Kalinskaya, who also made the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2024, will attempt to better that result at Roland Garros when she plays either Frenchwoman Diane Parry or Pole Maja Chwalinska.
The women's field at the French Open is wide open with world number one Aryna Sabalenka the top contender following early exits for defending champion Coco Gauff and four-times Paris winner Iga Swiatek.
Potapova, who knocked out defending champion Gauff in the third round, started strongly and racked up a 4-1 lead in double quick time, before she lost her grip on a wildly swinging first set.
Having taken the opener, Kalinskaya endured moments of frustration in the second as Potapova built a 3-1 lead, and the 22nd seed was unable to prevent the match from going to a decider on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Nervy games by Potapova handed Kalinskaya a 4-1 lead in the third set, but the Russian-born Austrian fought back and served for the match at 5-4, only to be broken again.
After further momentum shifts, the tense third set went into a match tiebreak, and Kalinskaya held her nerve to prevail after two hours and 49 minutes.
Chwalinska sends Parry crashing to dash local hopes
Diane Parry, the last Frenchwoman standing in the French Open singles, was knocked out by Poland's Maja Chwalinska, who won 6-3, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Parry, who stunned world number six Amanda Anisimova in the third round, was outmanoeuvred in her maiden fourth-round appearance at a Grand Slam by Chwalinska.
The 24-year-old qualifier troubled the home favourite with a mix of slices, drop shots, and clever variations on Court Philippe Chatrier.
"It's my game, it's pretty natural for me to play drop shots," Chwalinska said on the court.
The Pole broke late in the first set to serve it out at 5-3. In the second, Chwalinska saved the only break point she faced before storming through the final five games to seal a commanding win.
Chwalinska, ranked 114th in the world, is the first qualifier to reach the women's French Open quarterfinals since 2020. She will next face Russia's Anna Kalinskaya.
"I didn't expect it, for sure, starting the tournament. I'm just very, very grateful," she said.
Shnaider ousts Keys to reach last 8
Russia's Diana Shnaider overcame a second set blip to battle past American Madison Keys 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 and advance to her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal.
The 22-year-old left-hander, seeded 25th, had to recover from a second-set concentration lapse before dishing out a bagel with her heavy top-spin forehand, to book a last-eight spot.
After three straight losses to Keys, Shnaider earns first win over her in first meeting on clay.
Neither player was able to hold serve for the first four games and while Shnaider, ranked 23rd in the world, did manage to hold on her third attempt, Keys failed to do so until after Shnaider was 5-2 up.
American Keys, the 2025 Australian Open champion, could do nothing to stop the Russian clinching the first set a game later with a powerful forehand down the line.
The tables were turned in the second set with Keys being more aggressive and reducing her number of unforced errors to level.
Shnaider quickly recovered and raced through the decider to set up a quarterfinal either against top seed Aryna Sabalenka or former world number one Naomi Osaka.
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