On a heater
Now that Sinner’s winning streak has been snapped at 30 consecutive wins, Marta Kostyuk holds the longest winning streak of all singles players remaining in the main draw. The Ukrainian has gone undefeated for the clay season, reeling off 16 consecutive victories, including titles in Rouen and Madrid, and three top-10 wins – over Jessica Pegula (Madrid), Andreeva (Madrid final) and Iga Swiatek (round of 16 here).
She’ll face Elina Svitolina in an all-Ukrainian quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Qualifying to quarters
How about this for a Roland-Garros debut for Poland’s Maja Chwalinska? Breeze through qualifying, winning all six sets played. Drop a bagel on Olympic gold-medal winner Zheng Qinwen on your Roland-Garros debut (6-4, 6-0). Drop yet another bagel on No.23 seed Elise Mertens (6-4, 6-0) in round two. Defeat former semifinalist Maria Sakkari in three sets (1-6, 6-3, 6-2) in round three, and take down home favourite Diane Parry to become the sixth qualifier to reach a women’s singles Grand Slam quarterfinal this century (6-3, 6-2).
A qualifier has never won a Roland-Garros title before. Could it be Chwalinska?