PARIS — In four previous matches on clay, Simon Halep had never been able to beat Carla Suarez Navarro. The third-seeded Romanian took care of that problem on Monday at the French Open, routing Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. “I was expecting a very tough game,” said Halep, the 2014 French Open runner-up. “I was really happy to come back in the second set. The third-seeded Wawrinka, the French Open champion in 2015, will face 15th-seeded Gael Monfils.

Source: National Post June 05, 2017 12:00 UTC