In a tense fourth set, Rune gave up a 5-2 lead and fought off three more break points in the 10th game before securing victory when Tsitsipas hit long. With fellow 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz already into the quarter-finals, it's the first time two teenagers have made it this far in Paris since Hendrik Dreekman and Andrei Medvedev 28 years ago. Rune, just 19 and ranked 40, swept to a memorable win on the back of 54 winners. Rune became the first Danish man to reach the French Open quarter-finals when he shocked Tsitsipas. Rublev made the quarter-finals for the second time when Italian opponent Jannik Sinner retired with a left knee injury with the Russian 1-6, 6-4, 2-0 ahead. Medvedev was unable to carve out a single break point as the Croatian got the better of the Russian for the first time in four meetings. He hadn't dropped a set at this year's tournament but was completely outplayed by the 33-year-old Cilic who broke serve five times. Medvedev had enjoyed his best run in Paris 12 months ago when he reached the quarter-finals. 'It's one of the most beautiful matches of my career, it was fantastic from the first to the last point,' said Cilic, adding he is playing his 'best tennis in recent weeks'. Swiatek's number one ranking is safe through Indian Wells and Miami, but she'll be up against a quality field in the California desert, where she's seeking to become just the second woman to defend the title after Martina Navratilova in 1990-91.Cilic will face Russia's Andrey Rublev in his third career Roland Garros quarter-final. 'So I'm trying not to read a lot of these things and I don't want it to influence me because I'm happy with the work I've made and with how I played in, Doha and Dubai.' 'Last year, before all this huge streak, before winning all these tournaments, I would be so happy with the result, but because of these comments right now I felt like 'Oh, that's not enough,'' she said.

Swiatek herself was pleased with her play in Doha and Dubai - noting that reaching both finals was, in fact, a strong result even if her loss to Krejcikova, a former French Open champion now 30th in the world - drew scrutiny. While she and her coach assess each defeat and work to make adjustments, she said she tries to tune out criticism from outside. 'I still have to kind of remember that I'm going to have tight matches and to fight for every ball,' she said. She admitted that a stream of easy match wins - she hasn't played a three-setter this year -might have let a little complacency creep in. Iga Swiatek spoke to the press on WednesdayAFP

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