French Open 2026: Svitolina Downs Bencic To Book Last-Eight Spot

Paris: Elina Svitolina fought back from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic on Sunday and stamp her ticket to the quarter-finals of the French Open.

The seventh-seeded Ukrainian saw off the Swiss 11th seed 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Court Philippe Chatrier to advance to the last eight for the sixth time at Roland Garros.

Bencic got ahead in the first frame with back-to-back breaks in the fifth and seventh games before holding off a resurgent Svitolina to claim the opener.

In the second set, the roles were reversed as Svitolina got a break ahead before almost being reeled back in by her opponent.

But after failing to serve out to force a decider, she got across the line at the next time of asking, pouncing on Bencic's delivery to 15.

The Italian Open winner never looked back then as she raced through the third set.

Svitolina will face compatriot Marta Kostyuk for a spot in the semi-finals after the 15th seed upset four-time Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek earlier on centre court.