Aryna Sabalenka, victory with Naomi Osaka and qualification to the “quarters” at Roland Garros » How the table of the next phase looks like

On Monday, June 1, for the first time in 3 years, a match in the women's competition at Roland Garros was scheduled in the evening session. Specifically, Aryna Sabalenka, the world leader, met Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam winner.

Aryna Sabalenka, straight sets win over Naomi Osaka: “I'm very happy with how I served”

The first set was very balanced, but the Belarusian showed that she is currently the better player. Then, in the second sequence, Sabalenka took control and, after one hour and 29 minutes, prevailed 7-5, 6-3.

Thanks to this result, the 28-year-old player qualified for the “quarters” at Roland Garros, where she will meet Diana Shnaider (22 years old, 23 WTA). Also today, the Russian defeated Madison Keys (31 years old, 19 WTA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, after one hour and 46 minutes.

“She's such a good player. I always have tough battles with her, she plays aggressively. I'm very happy with how I served, with the fact that I put pressure on her. Wow, it's amazing to play in front of you in the evening session. It's my first time and I want to play again. Who knows. Thank you for creating this remarkable atmosphere. You make things special,” said Sabalenka, at the on-field interview.

“I'm very happy with my serve. I didn't expect to serve so well. In this tournament, I feel like I'm getting better every match and I'm happy with my performance,” she added.

At this moment, all the players qualified for the quarterfinals at Roland Garros are known and they all come from Eastern Europe. The last 8 tennis players present in competition in Paris come from Russia (3), Ukraine (2), Poland (1), Belarus (1) and Romania (1).

Quarterfinals at Roland Garros:

• Mirra Andreeva (19 years old, 8 WTA, Russia) – Sorana Cîrstea (36 years old, 18 WTA, Romania)

• Elina Svitolina (31 years, 7 WTA, Ukraine) – Marta Kostyuk (23 years, 15 WTA, Ukraine)

• Anna Kalinskaya (27 years, 24 WTA, Russia) – Maja Chwalinska (24 years, 114 WTA, Poland)

• Aryna Sabalenka (28 years old, 1 WTA, Belarus) – Diana Shnaider (22 years old, 23 WTA, Russia)

The match between Mirra Andreeva and Sorana Cîrstea will be played on Tuesday, June 2, at 12:00 and it will be possible to watch liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Eurosport and HBO Max.