French Open | Swiatek, Mattek-Sands the great survivors

June 06, 2021 10:58 pm | Updated 10:58 pm IST - PARIS

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning against Sweden's Rebecca Peterson during their women's singles second round tennis match on Day 5 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 3, 2021. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning against Sweden's Rebecca Peterson during their women's singles second round tennis match on Day 5 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 3, 2021. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Iga Swiatek kept her bid alive to become the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to win the French Open singles and doubles titles in the same tournament, saving seven match points with partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands to reach the quarterfinals.

Swiatek and Mattek-Sands staged an incredible recovery from 5-1 down in the final set against top seeds Hsieh Su-Wei and Elise Mertens, pulling off an improbable 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 victory after more than three hours on court.

Poland's Swiatek, the reigning singles champion, will continue the defence of her title on Monday against Marta Kostyuk in the last 16.

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