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PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): 7:05 p.m. Third-seeded Alexander Zverev is into his fourth ...

Coco Gauff has reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the second consecutive year after defeating Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday in Paris.

"Today, I didn't freak out when a couple of those important points didn't go my way." I had a couple set points and I think I freaked out when some of those points didn't go my way," said Gauff, who delivered one around-the-net-post backhand on the run, but ultimately lost that exchange. "I'm super thankful for that message. Other Week 2 runs at major tournaments have followed, although she's prouder of her success with schoolwork. Afterward, she praised herself for staying calm in the moment. Trevisan grabbed the last four games and eliminated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (10), 7-5.

Coco Gauff beat Belgium's Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-0 to reach the last eight in Paris while Leylah Fernandez defeated Amanda Anisimova in three sets.

Having turned 18 in March, Gauff was finally able to put aside the school work that she has been juggling with her tennis since her emergence on the tour as she graduated from high school. Rather than exploding to the very top of the game, Gauff has made gradual improvements. In her four matches so far in Paris, Gauff has not dropped a set and she loves the clay like few players from her part of the world; she won the French Open junior title in 2018 and many of her best results have come on the surface, including a quarter-final last year in Paris. I really enjoy sliding,” Gauff said on Friday. “I think it helps me recover faster after I get to the ball.” But one of the qualities Gauff can now draw upon is her growing experience. Innumerable long, attritional rallies followed against one of the most durable players on the tour, Elise Mertens, and the tightness of the duel was reflected in the tension radiating from Gauff’s mother, Candi, in the stands.

American 18-year-old Coco Gauff advanced to the quarter-finals in Paris for the second straight year with a 6-4 6-0 win over Belgian 31st seed Elise Mertens.

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US' Coco Gauff, the 18th seed, lost her serve twice in the first set, in the third and fifth games against Elise Mertens of Belgium but she managed to come back ...

Fernandez, the 17th seed, dropped a set for the second match in a row, but managed to defeat Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in nearly two hours. The 18-year-old then won eight games in a row to seal a 6-4, 6-0 victory over the 31st seed in one hour and 24 minutes to secure her second Grand Slam last-8 appearance. US’ Coco Gauff, the 18th seed, lost her serve twice in the first set, in the third and fifth games against Elise Mertens of Belgium but she managed to come back in the subsequent games.

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Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are scheduled to play their fourth-round matches later in the day. He won the title in 2016 and last year, part of his collection of 20 Grand Slam trophies. And if 13-time French Open champion Nadal wins his fourth-round match against Felix Auger-Aliassime later Sunday, the two long-time rivals would meet each other in the quarterfinals. But she hasn't been a member of the final eight players at any major tournament since losing in the quarterfinals in Paris three years ago. She broke Anisimova six times and now has won 23 of her opponents’ service games through four matches. Five American women made it to the round of 16 at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2003, and three are in action Sunday. Martina Trevisan of Italy has reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the second time in three appearances. Fernandez, the youngest player to win a WTA title in 2022, is seeded 17th at the French Open and will play Martina Trevisan of Italy next. The Canadian made a breakthrough last year at the U.S. Open by making it all the way to the final before losing to Emma Raducanu in a matchup between a pair of unseeded teenagers. Djokovic has made the quarterfinals in Paris 13 years in a row. He fell behind 3-0 in the second set but grabbed seven games in a row to take that set and a 1-0 lead in the third. Two of those three career defeats in Paris came against Djokovic, owner of 20 major titles and two at the French Open. Last year, Djokovic beat Nadal in the semifinals en route to the trophy.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play in the French Open quarterfinals after each won his fourth round match at Roland Garros.

I’m glad that I didn’t spend too much time on the court myself up to quarterfinals, knowing that playing him in Roland Garros is always a physical battle, along with everything else,” said Djokovic, who beat 15th-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 earlier Sunday and has won all 12 sets he’s played in the tournament. Looking at the larger picture, Nadal’s record 13 championships at Roland Garros are part of his haul of 21 Grand Slam trophies, a record for men. Djokovic leads 30-28, although Nadal has a 7-2 advantage at the French Open.

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21: After capturing the Australian Open in January, Nadal is the all-time men’s leader with 21 Grand Slam singles titles. He is seeking to extend his record with a 22nd major title, while Djokovic is looking to tie him at 21. Nadal broke in the eighth game of the fifth set and then served it out with a forehand winner into the open court after a short rally. I am glad because I didn’t spend too much time on the court, because it will be physical. The only thing I can guarantee is I’m going to fight until the end, so many thanks.” And the only thing that I can tell you is I’m going to be focused since [Monday], going to try my best as always.