By Julien Pretot and Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) -Four-time champion Iga Swiatek clawed her way back from the brink to reach the French Open quarter-finals by defeating her claycourt nemesis Elena Rybakina while men's title holder Carlos Alcaraz also went through after a tough workout on Sunday.

Roland Garros is integral to Świątek's tennis self. So far in her title defense, she has looked much more like it.

Iga Swiatek needed this type of turnaround, this sort of victory, given the tough-for-her past 12 months. So after she went from dropping eight of the first nine games against Elena Rybakina in the French Open’s fourth round Sunday,

Four-times champion Iga Swiatek clawed her way back from the brink to qualify for the French Open quarter-finals as she beat her clay court nemesis Elena Rybakina after a high-octane decider on Sunday.

Roland-Garros quarterfinal action officially begins Tuesday and will feature both Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe, who are aiming to become the first American semifinalist at Roland-Garros since Andre Agassi in 1999.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek joined No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of the French Open on Friday and neither player has dropped a set. Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam winner who has only once reached the semifinals at Roland-Garros,

Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position in a McLaren one-two on Sunday to forge 10 points clear of teammate Lando Norris in the title battle.