French Open Daily: Fonseca fights on while Swiatek crashes out

May 31
15 mins

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Russell Fuller and Ryan Harrison react to the biggest stories from Day 8 at Roland Garros.

Teenage Brazilian Joao Fonseca backed up his stunning win over Novak Djokovic with another impressive performance - this time against 2-time finalist Casper Ruud to reach the quarter finals.

In the women's draw, 4-time champion Iga Swiatek's struggles continue as she's beaten by Marta Kostyuk - meaning there'll be a new winner in both singles draws at this year's French Open.

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TIMECODES: 00:19 - Fonseca through 02:58 - Mensik comes through another marathon match 04:37 - Jodar sets up Zverev clash 08:02 - Swiatek dumped out by Kostyuk 14:09 - Round up of other results

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