In the first women's night-session match at Roland Garros in three years Aryna Sabalenka has continued her relentless march towards a maiden French Open crown, dispatching Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-3 in one hour, 27 minutes.
After losing the opening two games the current world No.1 won 13 of the next 19 against one of her predecessors to underline her powerful credentials.
Her victory on Monday night (local time) followed those of a trio of players reaching uncharted ground, including her next opponent, Diana Shnaider.
Russian Shnaider and Poland's Maja Chwalinska are into their first grand slam quarter-finals while another Russian, Anna Kalinskaya, has reached the last eight in Paris for the first time, having previously reached that stage in Melbourne in 2024.
