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Del Potro powers into French Open last 16

Paris - Argentinian eighth seed Juan Martin del Potro eased past Australian Jordan Thompson and into the second week at Roland Garros on Saturday with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 victory.

The former US Open champion, who has missed much of the season with injuries, is a two-time Roland Garros semi-finalist.

Del Potro will take on Russian 10th seed Karen Khachanov for a place in the last eight.

Results from the seventh day of the French Open on Saturday (x denotes seeding):

Men

Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Salvatore Caruso (ITA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) bt Borna Coric (CRO x13) 4-6, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/1), 11-9

Fabio Fognini (ITA x9) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x18) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

Alexander Zverev (GER x5) bt Dusan Lajovic (SRB x30) 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2

Dominic Thiem (AUT x4) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

Gael Monfils (FRA x14) bt Antoine Hoang (FRA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Karen Khachanov (RUS x10) bt Martin Kližan (SVK) 6-1, 6-4, 6-3

Juan Martín Del Potro (ARG x8) bt Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-4, 6-4, 6-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE x6) bt Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI x24) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (10/8)

Women

Third round

Katerina Siniakova (CZE) bt Naomi Osaka (JPN x1) 6-4, 6-2

Madison Keys (USA x14) bt Anna Blinkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4

Sofia Kenin (USA) bt Serena Williams (USA x10) 6-2, 7-5

Ashleigh Barty (AUS x8) bt Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-3, 6-1

Simona Halep (ROM x3) bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR x27) 6-2, 6-1

Iga Swiatek (POL) bt Monica Puig (PUR) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3

Amanda Anisimova (USA) bt Irina Begu (ROU) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4

Aliona Bolsova (ESP) bt Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 6-2, 7-5

French Open men's last 16 line-up (x denotes seeded player):

Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

Fabio Fognini (ITA x9) v Alexander Zverev (GER x5)

Dominic Thiem (AUT x4) v Gael Monfils (FRA x14)

Karen Khachanov (RUS x10) v Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x8)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE x6) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI x24)

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Roger Federer (SUI x3)

Kei Nishikori (JPN x7) v Benoit Paire (FRA)

Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) v Rafael Nadal (ESP x2)

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