PARIS/STARNBERG, June 1, 2026
Italian Matteo Berrettini continued his impressive comeback at Roland Garros, reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2022 with a straight-sets victory over Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
The former World No. 6 and Wimbledon finalist, who has battled a series of injuries in recent years and is making his first appearance in Paris since 2021, delivered another commanding performance to advance to the last eight.
“I was pumped, happy, refueled.”
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“This [tennis] is the love of my life, because if it wasn’t I wouldn’t be here,” Berrettini said in his on-court interview. “After all the setbacks, all the injuries, all the bad moments, I came back once again. There were moments where it was really tough to go back and hit the ball, because I wasn’t ready and sure of my confidence.”
Berrettini will be joined in the quarterfinals by fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli. The 10th seed overcame US-American Zachary Svajda in four sets to keep his title hopes alive.
Fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime also progressed, defeating Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets. The Canadian is now the highest-ranked player remaining in his section of the draw.
“It has been a dream since I was a child,” Auger-Aliassime said.
“Since I was 12 or 13 it has always been a dream for me to get this far. I am a French-speaking guy – I can say I am very, very happy to get your support and I hope I will have your support until the end.
“I do feel like I am at home. There is always a great connection between Canada and France.”
In the women’s competition, Anna Kalinskaya edged Anastasia Potapova in a dramatic deciding-set tie-break to book her place in the quarterfinals. Diana Shnaider also advanced after producing a dominant final set against Madison Keys, while Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska continued her dream run by defeating France’s Diane Parry to reach the last eight in Paris.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka completes straight-set win over fellow four-time major winner Naomi Osaka to reach quarter-finals
“Super happy with my serve. I didn’t expect to be serving that great,” Sabalenka said.
“Not the best service game I have played in my life, but in this tournament, for sure. I felt like I am getting better with every match I am playing. Super pleased overall with the performance today.”
