Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dug deep to return to the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since her runner-up finish two years ago, while fellow Russian Karen Khachanov also fought his way through on a bright Sunday at Roland Garros.

French Open 2023: Russians Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Karen Khachanov reach last eight

World No.1 Iga Swiatek started her title defence at the Italian Open with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round on Friday. Swiatek will face either Bernarda Pera or Lesia Tsurenko in the third round.

Italian Open: Iga Swiatek thrashes Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach third round

French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Australia for next month's Grand Slam in Melbourne, the Russian world number 11 said on Thursday.

French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova tests positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Australia

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came close to claiming a maiden Grand Slam title in her 52nd appearance in the main draw of a major, but after Saturday's French Open final she said she was ultimately betrayed by her own body.

French Open: My body said 'No', says runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova