Russian 5th seed Daniil Medvedev eliminated from French Open

By Can Erozden

Russian 5th seed Daniil Medvedev was eliminated from the 2024 French Open (Roland Garros) on Monday.

Australia's Alex De Minaur, the world No. 11, won against Medvedev with sets of 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 at Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris to reach the quarterfinals.

De Minaur will face either German 4th seed Alexander Zverev or Denmark's Holger Rune in the last eight.

Meanwhile, in another fourth-round match, Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic fought to beat his Argentine opponent Francisco Cerundolo in a five-set thriller at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris.

Djokovic won the clash with sets of 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to play against either American Taylor Fritz or Norwegian 7th seed Casper Ruud in the next round.

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus qualified for the women's quarterfinals after beating her American opponent Emma Navarro with straight sets of 6-2, 6-3 in a fourth-round match.

Sabalenka will next play 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva of Russia.

Kazakh 4th seed Elena Rybakina beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina with sets of 6-4, 6-3 to meet Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the women's last eight.

The French Open will end on Sunday.