PARIS, May 29 — Italian Martina Trevisan booked her place in the French Open quarter-finals today, edging out Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets.

The world number 59 won 7-6 (12/10), 7-5 to reach the last eight at Roland Garros for the second time in three years.

Trevisan will face either last year’s US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez or American Amanda Anisimova for a place in the semi-finals. — AFP

PARIS, May 28, 2022 — Chinese 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen cruised into the last 16 on her French Open debut today as Alize Cornet retired while trailing 6-0, 3-0.

Zheng, ranked 74, will look to end world number one Iga Swiatek's 31-match winning run when the pair meet for a place in the quarter-finals. — AFP pic

PARIS, May 28, — World number two Daniil Medvedev eased into the fourth round at the French Open today, defeating Serbian 28th seed Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Medvedev will play former US Open champion Marin Cilic or 37-year-old Frenchman Gilles Simon for a place in the last eight.

The second seed needed just an hour and 48 minutes to dispatch the 22-year-old Kecmanovic, and didn’t lose serve a single time.

“It’s unusual on clay, even with Rafa (Nadal) that never happens,” joked Medvedev, who returned from hernia surgery the week before Roland Garros.

The Russian fell in the opening round on his first four trips to Paris before reaching the quarter-finals a year ago.

“It was really hard, everyone was asking how I could be number two in the world without getting past the first round,” said the reigning US Open champion. — AFP

LONDON, May 28 — Chelsea said yesterday a 'final and definitive agreement' had been struck to sell the English Premier League club to a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and backed by Clearlake Capital.

Previous owner Roman Abramovich is subject to sanctions by the British government. He put the London club up for sale in early March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

'It is expected that the transaction will be completed on Monday,' Chelsea said in a statement. 'The Club will update further at that time.' — Reuters

LONDON, May 27 — Antonio Conte has reaffirmed his commitment to Tottenham Hotspur after being convinced by plans to significantly bolster the squad in the close season, British media reports said today.

Conte led Spurs back to the Champions League with a fourth-placed finish in the Premier League last weekend, having taken charge of the club in November when they were eighth in the standings.

The Italian signed an 18-month contract but reports earlier this year said he was considering his future at the club if his calls to improve the squad went unheeded.

However, with Spurs this week announcing a £150 million (RM830 million) cash injection into the club, the Telegraph newspaper said Conte met with sporting director Fabio Paratici in Turin today to plan ahead for his first full season in charge.

Conte has targeted two new wing backs, a centre back, a midfielder and a forward who can operate off the left, the paper added. — Reuters