French Open: Iga Swiatek through to Roland Garros last 16

Hot favourite Iga Swiatek came through her toughest test yet to reach the French Open last 16 as the draw continued to open up for her in Paris.

The world number one defeated Danka Kovinic.

The 20-year-old from Poland still had enough quality for the world number 95 despite not reaching a level as high as her previous two victories.

She is the only top 10 seed left in the women's draw.

Spanish third seed Badosa retired injured while trailing Russian Veronika Kudermetova, while seventh seed Sabalenka was beaten by Italian Camila Giorgi.

Swiatek will face a Chinese opponent in the fourth round.

The winner of the 2020 tournament has yet to face aseeded player at the French Open.

I wanted to play aggressively and sometimes I thought I was putting in too much power. Swiatek had her serve broken three times by Kovinic.

I tried to be more consistent in the rallies. She did a good job of defending.

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The match against Kovinic required a little more problem solving after the rapid wins against Lesia Tsurenko and Alison Riske.

The top seed was forced to make more mistakes than she previously had because of the aggressiveness of the Montenegrin baseliner.

Swiatek did not take her first four break points in the second game because of hitting.

The pressure eventually told on Kovinic as Swiatek did break and then led, although she did not run away with the opening set, as those watching on Court Philippe Chatrier would have imagined.

Four unforced errors from her forehand gave Kovinic a 4-3 lead, but her ruthlessness returned to regain the lead in the next game and serve out the first set.

There were more challenges to overcome in the second set.

Kovinic fought back with four games on the bounce, including two breaks, as she put pressure on Swiatek's second serve and reaped the rewards.

She lost serve at 5-5 and Swiatek served out the match to reach the second week of a Grand Slam event for the eighth time in the past nine majors.

Wildcard Jeanjean's run ended by Begu

The Chinese girl set up her fourth-round meeting with Swiatek after her opponent was forced to retire.

Jeanjean, a wild card, was beaten by Begu in the third round of the French Open.

Jeanjean, ranked 227th in the world, had stunned eighth seed Karolina Pliskova in the previous round in what she called a win that would change everything.

She became the first wild card in 34 years to make the last 32 in the third round, but fell to a bagel in the first set.

Despite her dominance, Begu did not have it all her own way as, when she led the second set 5-1, Jeanjean mounted a late comeback, winning three successive games and saving three match points before Begu sealed the victory.

The world number 63, who is in the fourth round for the first time since 2016, said that he was shaking in the end.

The Russian who competed under a neutral flag because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine won her match.

Who can stop Swiatek?

The number one ranked player is the only top 10 seed remaining in a Grand Slam. Swiatek has a seemingly simple route to a second French Open title after her march to the fourth round.

In 1998, third seed Marcelo Rios was the only one to reach the men's last 16 in Paris, while seventh seed Karolina Pliskova was the sole top 10 seed to reach the Wimbledon last 16.

Swiatek is trying to win a sixth successive tournament.

The Pole will face the player who has beaten her before in the quarter-finals if she beats 19-year-old Zheng. The American won in Washington in the middle of the year.

At the Madrid Open, Jil Teichmann reached the semi-finals, but she lost to Ons Jabeur in the final.

Leylah is the next highest ranked player left in the draw at 17th.

In the other half of the draw, the US Open runner-up takes on a player who reached the semi-finals in the previous year, and so a trip to the semi-finals beckons.

There is a chance that the teenager who lost in the US Open final could meet the one who finished in the top eight last year.