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With a host of big names bowing out from their quarter of the draw during the early rounds, 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya and qualifier Maja Chwalinska meet in an unlikely French Open quarterfinal.
Kalinskaya is through to her second grand slam quarterfinal, having reached the last eight at the 2024 Australian Open. She had never previously been past the second round at Roland Garros and has a very modest clay CV.
But the 27-year-old has grown in confidence as she’s put away Lois Boisson (6-2 6-2), Alisa Korneeva (7-6 6-4), Camila Osorio (6-3 0-6 6-2) and Gauff-slaying 28th seed Anastasia Potapova (6-4 2-6 7-6).
World No.114 Chwalinska has been the tournament’s Cinderella story, though. She had previously played just three grand slam matches but has gone on a tear since winning three qualifying matches.
The unheralded Polish player has rolled Qinwen Zheng, Elise Mertens, Maria Sakkari and Diane Parry – dropping just one set along the way (to Sakkari) and winning three of her fixtures by games margins of seven-plus.
There’s nothing between the pair in the head-to-head market, but the convincing nature of Chwalinska’s victories suggests her dream run will continue with Kalinskaya coming off a particularly gruelling, physical encounter.
Diana Shnaider has advanced to a long-awaited maiden grand slam quarterfinal, but world number one Aryna Sabalenka – chasing her first Roland Garros triumph – stands in the way of the tyro’s quest for a place in the last four. This is the pair’s first encounter.
Sabalenka, the 2025 runner-up, has barely missed a beat in reaching the last eight, defeating Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (6-4 6-2), Elsa Jacquemot (7-5 6-2), Daria Kasatkina (6-0 7-5) and Naomi Osaka (7-5 6-3).
She is 27-3 in 2026 and won the Sunshine Double before suffering a couple of upset losses in Madrid and Rome.
Shnaider has been promising a deep major run for some time and the 22-year-old has been highly impressive in eliminating Renata Zarazua (6-4 6-1), Mccartney Kessler (7-6 6-1), Oleksandra Oliynykova (7-5 6-1) and Madison Keys (6-3 3-6 6-0).
The manner in which Shnaider dominated the deciding set against Keys suggested she will give $1.15 favourite Sabalenka her most stern test of the tournament to date.
An all-Italian, all-unseeded namesake battle awaits in the French Open quarterfinals, with unlikely duo Matteo Berrettini and Matteo Arnaldi capitalising on the trend of upsets this year to wend their way through to the last eight.
Though both are accomplished clay-courters, the pair came into this tournament ranked outside the top 100.
The Wimbledon runner-up in 2021 and former world No.6, Berrettini has been plagued by injuries for years.
But the 30-year-old made his way to the last eight with a four-set win over Marton Fucsovics, and straight-sets victories over 22nd seed Arthur Rinderknech and Juan Manuel Cerundolo (who eliminated Jannik Sinner) either side of a five-set war against Francisco Comesana.
This is former top-30 player Arnaldi’s first grand slam quarterfinal. He beat Tallon Griekspoor and Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets, then won back-to-back five-setters against Raphael Collignon and 19th seed Frances Tiafoe – coming from two sets to one down in both.
Berrettini, who benefitted from playing against a fatigued opponent coming off two straight five-set matches, comes in fresher after needing only two and a half hours to beat Cerundolo.
Arnaldi will likely be feeling the pinch himself and Berrettini’s service game has been at a higher level as the tournament’s worn on.
Two of only three top-10 seeds to make it past the third round of a wild French Open men’s tournament, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Flavio Cobolli face off for an opportunity to advance to a French Open semifinal in which they will likely be a warm favourite in.
Cobolli boasts the psychological edge of a 2-0 record against Auger-Aliassime, winning at the Acapulco Open and Canadian Masters in 2024.
This is Cobolli’s second grand slam quarterfinal, having made the last eight at Wimbledon last year. He’s accounted for Andrea Pellegrino, Yibing Wu, Learner Tien and Zachary Svajda for the loss of just one set.
Auger-Aliassime is a two-time US Open semifinalist, but this is his first time to this stage at Roland Garros.
The Canadian survived a five-set scare in the first round against Daniel Altmaier, but he’s looked increasingly comfortable with four-set wins over Roman Andres Burruchaga and Brandon Nakashima (losing the first set in both), followed by a 6-3 7-5 6-1 dismantling of Alejandro Tabilo.
Though Cobolli has the stronger clay CV with three ATP titles, Auger-Aliassime has a fair record on the red dirt and reached the Madrid Masters final only two years ago. They can’t be split in the head-to-head market and a lengthy battle looms with both players coming in relatively fresh.