The 31st seed, who will play in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the seventh time but has never progressed further, sent down 44 winners in a display of constant aggression on a sun-kissed Philippe Chatrier court. She will next face either 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams or Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. I fought on every point and I’m really happy to go through,” said Pavlyuchenkova. She dropped serve three times in a see-saw second set and Pavlyuchenkova took even more risks in the decider. Vondrousova’s fatigue was in stark contrast to the energy of Badosa, who broke twice to take a 4-1 lead in the final set.

Source: The Star June 06, 2021 21:00 UTC