French Open: Poland’s Świątek enters quarterfinals of women’s doubles

Poland’s Iga Świątek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States have made it into the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.

Iga Świątek.

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The Polish-American duo on Sunday defeated top-seeded pair Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Belgium’s Elise Mertens 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.

Świątek and Mattek-Sands next take on the winners of a match pitting Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan against Croatia’s Darija Jurak and Slovenia’s Andreja Klepač.

Twenty-year-old Świątek, who is defending her women's singles title in Paris, defeated Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 7-6, 6-0 in the third round on Saturday.

On Monday she plays Ukraine's Marta Kostiuk for a place in the singles quarterfinals.

Świątek won last year's French Open to claim her maiden Grand Slam title, and became the first Pole to lift a Grand Slam singles trophy.

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Source: PAP