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French Open quarter-finals: Federer takes on Wawrinka, Ivanovic to face Svitolina

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World number two Roger Federer will take on his compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the quarter finals of the men's singles at the French Open, while Ana Ivanovic of

Serbia will clash with Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the women's singles for a place in the semi-finals of the tournament.

Meanwhile, Lucie Safarova, who is responsible for the biggest upset at Roland Garros so far by defeating defending champion Maria Sharapova, will face Muguruza Blanco in another quarter-final.

Rafael Nadal of Spain will face world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their quarterfinal clash tomorrow. Djokovic advanced to the last eight by defeating French player Richard Gasquet

 

6-1, 6-2, 6-3, while Nadal reached quarterfinals after beating American Jack Sock 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

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First Published: Jun 02 2015 | 10:56 AM IST

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