Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova reaches her second successive Roland Garros quarter-final
Russian star Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova reached her third quarter-final at the French Open after beating Belgium's Elise Mertens. The former claimed a 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 win in the fourth-round clash, reaching her second successive Roland Garros quarter-final. She was the runner-up of the 2021 edition before missing the following one. Pavlyuchenkova is gunning for her maiden Grand Slam title. Here are the stats.
Here are the match stats
Pavlyuchenkova won a total of 113 points and 50 winners. Mertens fired three aces compared to Pavlyuchenkova's one. Pavlyuchenkova won 49% of receiving points and 75% of net points. Mertens recorded 16 double faults to her opponent's 8. She smashed the fastest serve of the match (191 KPH). Pavlyuchenkova converted 7/18 break points. Notably, the match lasted for 3 hours and 9 minutes.
Eighth career Grand Slam quarter-final
Pavlyuchenkova reached her eighth career Grand Slam quarter-final and third in Paris. Currently ranked No. 333 as she made her way back from a knee injury that sidelined her for most of last year. As per WTA, The 31-year-old is the lowest-placed Roland Garros quarter-finalist in the history of the WTA Rankings.
Next up is Muchova
Pavlyuchenkova will vie for a second Roland Garros semi-final place against Karolina Muchova, who ended Elina Avanesyan's run, winning 6-4, 6-3. Muchova booked a spot in her first quarter-final at Roland Garros, but her fourth at a Grand Slam in her career.
