A determined Elina Svitolina battled from the brink of defeat to overcome last year’s runner-up Jasmine Paolini 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-1 and reach the French Open quarter-finals after a thoroughly entertaining battle on Sunday. Victory came the hard way for Svitolina, who saved three match points in the second set to force a decider. She raised her level from there to earn a last-eight encounter with either 12th seed Elena Rybakina or defending champion Iga Swiatek.
