Second seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia made the French Open quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday while Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the last-eight stage for the second year running.
The two will clash for a place in the semi-finals.
Alexander Zverev also progressed Open quarter-finals for the third time in four years on Sunday with a crushing 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 win over Japan’s Kei Nishikori.
Medvedev, who had never won a match at Roland Garros before this year, defeated Cristian Garin of Chile 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 in his last 16 tie. Tsitsipas, a semi-finalist in 2020, eased past Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.
Tsitsipas, 22, has reached the semi-finals at the past two majors, and was beaten in a thrilling five-setter by Novak Djokovic at last year’s Roland Garros.
He has won a tour-leading 37 matches this season, including 20 on clay.
Sixth seed Zverev will face world number 46 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain for a place in the last four….
