French Open 2020 - Martina Trevisan pulls off big shock against Kiki Bertens

ByReuters

Updated 04/10/2020 at 11:05 GMT

Italian Martina Trevisan became the first qualifier in eight years to reach the quarter-finals of the women's draw at the French Open by beating Dutch fifth seed Kiki Bertens 6-4 6-4 on Sunday. The result came hot on the heels of Iga Swiatek's amazing win over Simona Halep.

Martina Trevisan celebrates her win over Kiki Bertens

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Martina Trevisan sprung the latest shock of an eventful Roland Garros which has seen a succession of seeds dumped out.

"I came here two weeks ago to play the qualifiers and today I'm here in the quarter finals. I can't believe it," said Trevisan, who will break into the top 100 of the WTA rankings on Monday.

"I'm really honoured to play on this court with Bertens; she's an incredible player."

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After a mastering the opening set, Trevisan went 3-0 up in the second before Bertens stepped up a gear to break back.

Trevisan, however, held her nerve and wrapped up victory with an exquisite lob on her third match point on Bertens's serve.

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