PARIS — After the French Open marathon came the sprints.
Iga Swiatek, a reigning champion at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament, swept into the women’s singles quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes with a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova on Sunday.
Coco Gauff, seeking a second major championship to go with her 2023 U.S. Open title, took only 60 minutes to rout unseeded Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2. The 20-year-old American appeared on track for an even quicker victory when she led 5-0, but Cocciaretto fought back, with the Italian player getting a hearty cheer from the crowd after winning the next game.
The top-ranked, top-seeded Swiatek wound up with 48 points to just 10 for Potapova, who sent a forehand into the net on the first match point.
“I was just really focused and in the zone,” Swiatek said. “It went pretty quickly, pretty weird.”