PARIS (Reuters) – Highlights of the eighth day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, on Sunday (times GMT):
1204 FERNANDEZ SEES OFF ANISIMOVA
U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarter-finals in Paris for the first time after clinching a 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over Amanda Anisimova in just under two hours.
Fernandez, 19, will take on Martina Trevisan after the Italian beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6(10) 7-5.
0910 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under sunny skies at Roland Garros, with the temperature hovering around 13 degrees Celsius (56 degrees Fahrenheit).
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(Compiled by Dhruv Munjal and Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Clare Fallon and Mark Potter)