Tamara Zidansek has become the first Slovenian woman to reach the quarterfinals of a major tournament.
She did so by winning 7-6 (4), 6-1 against Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who was also unseeded here.
Zidansek dropped to her knees and held her head in her hands after winning on her first match point with a forehand winner.
Prior to the tournament the 23-year-old Zidansek had never even beaten a top 10-ranked player.
Her previous best at a major was the second round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. She'd twice lost in the first round at Roland Garros.
The previous best by a Slovenian woman was when Katarina Srebotnik reached the fourth round at the French Open and the U.S. Open.
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Serena Williams continues her quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, and the 39-year-old American is playing in the fourth round at a major for the 64th time.
The seventh-seeded Williams takes on 21st-seeded Elena Rybakina. She has never been in the fourth round before at a major and faces three-time French Open winner Williams for the first time.
In men's play, No. 2 Daniil Medvedev continues his new-found fondness for clay.
The two-time losing Grand Slam finalist was 0-4 at Roland Garros before this tournament. The big-hitting Russian plays No. 22 Cristian Garin for a place in the quarterfinals.
No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 6 Alexander Zverev are also in action.
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