A look at six unseeded singles players in quarterfinals of 2020 French Open

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The final eight have now been determined at the 2020 French Open in Roland Garros. Heading to the quarterfinals, there are five unseeded women and one unseeded man still left. Let’s take a look at who they are and who they beat along the way.

6) Nadia Podoroska–Argentina–Ranked 131st in the world, Podoroska has only had to face one seeded player to get into the quarterfinals. That was in the second round, when she upset Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. This is only Podoroska’s second career grand slam tournament. She lost to Annika Beck of Germany, 7-6, 6-3 in the first round of the 2016 U.S. Open in her only other grand slam match. She is up against third seed Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine in the final eight.

5) Laura Siegemund–Germany–Currently ranked 66th in the world, Siegemund has two career wins–at the Swedish Open in 2016 and the Stuttgart Open in 2017. Along the way, Siegemund has beaten Kristina Mladenovic of France in round one, 2018 Wimbledon semifinalist Julia Goerges of Germany in round two, and 13th seed Petra Martic of Croatia in round three. In the third set against Martic, Siegemund won 6-0. Siegemund is now up against the seventh seed and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the quarters.

4) Martina Trevisan–Italy–Ranked 159th in the world, like Podoroska, Trevisan is only in her second grand slam event. She lost in the first round of the 2020 Australian Open to Sofia Kenin of the United States, the eventual champion. By qualifying for the quarterfinals, Trevisan has beaten some household names in tennis. They include her Italian countrywoman Camilia Giorgi, American teenage sensation Coco Gauff, 20th seed Greek Maria Sakkari, and fifth ranked and 2016 French Open semifinalist Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands.

3) Iga Swiatek–Poland–Ranked 48th in the world, this has definitely been a French Open to remember for the reigning Youth Olympic gold medalist in women’s doubles. At only 19 years of age, Swiatek clobbered reigning French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round, 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 6-3, 6-2 in the third round, and then stunned the number one player in the world, and two-time major champion Simona Halep of Romania, 6-1, 6-2, in the fourth round. Swiatek and Trevisan are up against each other in the quarterfinals.

2) Jannik Sinner–Italy–The only unseeded men’s player left in the draw, Sinner is the rising tennis star to keep an eye on. At only 19 years of age, Sinner made tennis headlines in 2019 when he won the NextGenATP event by beating Alex de Minaur of Australia in the final. At the French Open, the 75th ranked player in the world beat 11th seed David Goffin of Belgium in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0, and 6-3, and then broke through with an impressive four set win over sixth seed, and reigning U.S. Open finalist, Alexander Zverev of Germany, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the fourth round. His quarterfinal opponent on Tuesday will be the magnificent Rafael Nadal.

1)Danielle Collins–United States–The 57th ranked player in the world, Collins is the only player among the six, who has gone deep into a grand slam before. She reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2019 before losing to Kvitova 7-6, 6-0. At Roland Garros in 2020, Collins has beaten 2016 French Open champion and 2017 Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in the third round, and then Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the fourth round on Tuesday. Collins will now play Kenin in the quarterfinals.

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