Coco Gauff’s bid for a maiden French Open title gathered pace after she reached the fourth round with a straight-sets victory over Dayana Yastremska.
The US Open champion, a finalist in Paris in 2022, won 6-2 6-4 to set up a meeting with Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
Gauff, 20, squandered a match point at 5-2 in the second set and faced three break points at 5-4.
But she got over the line eventually when Ukrainian Yastremska, the 30th seed, wafted a forehand wide.
“It’s one match at a time,” said Gauff. “It’s important to stay in the moment. It’s important to expect great things from yourself but I’m 20 – and I’m hoping to be playing for another 10 years or so.”
Cocciaretto, had earlier knocked out 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 7-6 (4) 6-2.
“I played her in Dubai this year and she’s definitely a fighter,” added Gauff.
“It’s not an easy match, she’s one of those players who doesn’t give up until you shake hands. It’ll be a difficult match but I’m ready.”
Defending champion Iga Swiatek celebrated her 23rd birthday by easing past Marie Bouzkova 6-4 6-2.
The Polish world number one showed no signs of fatigue following her titanic battle with Naomi Osaka in round two.
She said: “I enjoyed playing today. Marie is a difficult player, she has a really good defence so I didn’t want to rush it.
“Honestly, I feel good physically. I had a day off yesterday. I don’t feel like the match stayed with me – but we’ll see at the end of the tournament.”
Sixth seed Ons Jabeur came through a tough encounter with Leylah Fernandez 6-4 7-6 (5).
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