French Open: Sunday 25 May to Sunday 8 June
Coverage: BBC TV, BBCi, Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website.
Dinara Safina proved her title credentials with a 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over top seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the French Open.
Sharapova had struggled for form in her opening three matches and many tipped her fellow Russian to cause an upset.
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She will play fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in the quarter-finals.
Seventh seed Dementieva moved into the last eight for only the second time with a 6-4 1-6 6-2 victory over compatriot Vera Zvonarena.
Dementieva, the 2004 runner-up, held her nerve the better in an error-strewn match, her famously shaky serve just about holding up.
"I feel like I've done some work, and it's really improved a little bit," she said.
"It's not perfect yet, but I feel more comfortable. It doesn't make me bad or down when I'm serving now."
Zvonareva made a total of 41 unforced errors, repeatedly smacking her racquet into the ground in frustration as the final set slipped away.
Dementieva sealed victory in one hour 48 minutes, gaining revenge for a defeat by Zvonareva earlier in the year.
"What I think that really helped me was the match we played in Charleston in the semi-finals," said Dementieva.
"I think it was a tough match but I learned my lesson.
"Today on the court when I lost the second set I was trying to stay more positive, more aggressive with her, because I know she's a great clay-court player."
Monday's other fourth-round matches see Svetlana Kuznetsova take on Victoria Azarenka, and Czech Petra Kvitova face Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.
(BBC)
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