Coco Gauff into fifth successive quarter-final in Paris after downing Alexandrova

 

Coco Gauff reached a fifth successive French Open quarter-final on Monday as the world number two brushed Russian 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova aside 6-0, 7-5.

Gauff raced through the opening set, backed by three breaks of serve. Alexandrova put up more of a fight in the second se,t but Gauff eventually closed out victory in 82 minutes.

The 21-year-old Gauff will play reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys or unseeded Hailey Baptiste in an all-American quarter-final.