Roland Garros | A 100% Russian women’s duel in the quarter-finals

(Paris) The Russian Daria Kasatkina will face her compatriot Veronika Kudermetova in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros, after their victories Monday in 8^are facing Camila Giorgi and Madison Keys respectively.

If Kasatkina, 20^e world, has already twice reached this level in Grand Slam, including in particular in 2018 Porte d’Auteuil, it will be a great first for Kudermetova (29^e), which had never exceeded 3^e turn in Major.

Katsakina qualified first by easily beating Giorgi in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

She still hasn’t lost a round since the start of the tournament and even fewer games in her first 3 rounds than the patron of the circuit and big favorite Porte d’Auteuil Iga Swiatek (10 against 12).

This time again, she will have left only crumbs (4 games) to her opponent of the day who had never reached 2^e round in Paris, but had achieved a very good performance in the previous round by leaving the 7^e World Aryna Sabalenka.

Asked after the match about her strategy in the tournament, Kasatkina was very clear: “make zero mistakes! »

In 2018, the Russian climbed in quick succession to the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros and then at Wimbledon. Since then, she had not once reached the second week in a Grand Slam. But this year, she arrived at Porte d’Auteuil on a fine series of 9 victories in her last 11 games, including a semi-final in Rome.

“In 2018, I was not in place technically and tactically, since then I have learned a lot and this time, I do not intend to reproduce the same errors”, she warned.

Kudermetova had to play three sets against Keys (22^e), a regular at the Majors (semi-finalist Roland-Garros 2018 and Australian Open 2015 and 2022, finalist at the United States Open 2017, quarter-finalist at Wimbledon 2015), beaten 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 .

Despite the good start of the American who had won the first race in less than 30 minutes, “I knew how to remain combative, I fought on each point and I trusted myself, I think that was the key. said the Russian after her victory.

Kudermetova is a very good doubles player — she is 4^e World Cup and has just won the title in Rome with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – just like Barbora Krejcikova was before winning the Coupe des Mousquetaires in Paris last year.

The Russian, who had benefited from the 3^e the turn of Paula Badosa’s retirement in singles, must also play a match this afternoon with her doubles partner Elise Mertens against the Chinese pair Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan.