Iga Swiatek won her 21st and 22nd consecutive sets at Roland Garros with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Marta Kostyuk.
The defending champion reached the last eight after an entertaining victory over Marta Kostyuk.
It’s now 22 consecutive sets for the Pole who now faces Maria Sakkari in the last eight.
It was the Ukrainian who had the brighter start as she sealed a crucial break in the third game with some big backhand combinations.
An entertaining start to the match saw the reigning champion break back with some brilliant court coverage, creating a lot of angles.
Four games had passed after 22 minutes with some long and jaw-dropping exchanges following with both players producing some clutch serving in crucial moments.
The world number 81 maintained a high standard of tennis, pushing Swiatek to her limits.
However it was only so long before Swiatek’s variety and ability to play her best tennis when it really mattered forced Kostyuk into some wild unforced errors.
A crucial break in the eighth game sealed the vital blow as the Pole withstood the pressure and took the opening set in 50 minutes.
The world number eight’s tactical intelligence continued to develop as she continued to mix up the pace on the Kostyuk forehand.
Once again Swiatek broke after Kostyuk double faulted to seal a loss of service game to love.
Kostyuk failed to back down though as some powerful returns on the Swiatek second serve allowed her to dictate points and break back for 2-2.
It always seemed though that Swiatek was in control of the tactical battle and the match itself.
Another break in the seventh game was produced as the Pole intelligently carved spaces in the court, to accelerate winners into.
After a tough service hold, the finishing line was in sight and a stunning reflex volley secured the victory for Swiatek as she books her place in the last eight.
A phenomenal match but in the end it was Swiatek who reached the last eight and will face Maria Sakkari on Wednesday.
The Greek beat last year’s finalist Sofia Kenin 6-1 6-3 to set up a meeting with Swiatek.
