Pavlyuchenkova and Khachanov reach French Open quarter-finals
PARIS :Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz inched closer to a blockbuster semi-final showdown with imperious victories at the French Open on Sunday as Elina Svitolina continued her sparkling run after returning from a maternity break to reach the quarter-finals.
"I'm proud of all the records but it also means I'm not young any more," said the 36-year-old Djokovic.World number one and top seed Alcaraz, another tenacious Spaniard who is backed to take the mantle of 14-times champion Nadal, bulldozed his way to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti. She was tested again by 28th seed Elise Mertens but rallied from a set and a break down to seal a 3-6 7-6 6-3 victory in a little more than three hours.
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