Spanish 20th seed Pablo Carreno Busta stunned fifth-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 8-6 to set up a French Open quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal.
Carreno Busta will be playing in his first Slam quarter-final after needing seven match points to clinch the match on Court One. Raonic, a quarter-finalist in 2014, fired 25 aces, 92 winners but a stunning 84 unforced errors during the contest, that lasted for a staggering 257 minutes.
Earlier in the day, nine-time champion Nadal surged into the last-eight for a record-equalling 11th time. Nadal continued his ruthless form at Roland Garros by dispatching Spanish 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to match Roger Federer’s mark of last-eight appearances in Paris.
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