Associated Press

Paris, May 30:

Maria Sharapova won in 10 minutes at the French Open. Justine Henin-Hardenne took longer. Henin-Hardenne played for 3 hours, 15 minutes and overcame two match points for a fourth-round victory over current US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6, 4-6, 7-5. Henin’s opponent in the quarter-finals will be the second-seeded Sharapova, who swept the final three games to complete a match suspended on Sunday because of rain. She beat Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-2, 6-3. Both 2004 men’s finalists were eliminated. Defending champion Gaston Gaudio blew a 4-0 lead in the final set and lost to No 20 David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. No 8 Guillermo Coria was eliminated by No 12 Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2. No 9 Guillermo Canas advanced to the last eight when No 28 Nicolas Kiefer withdrew because of a sore neck.

No 29 Ana Ivanovic became the third teenager to reach the women’s quarter. The 17-year-old Serb beat No 22 Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 and will next play No 7 Nadia Petrova.

Henin won her third three-set match in four rounds. She improved to 24-1 since returning in March from a seven-month layoff and extended her winning streak to 21 matches. Kuznetsova

lost the final two points by misfiring on forehands. She finished with 68 unforced errors, including 10 double-faults. Sharapova’s match was halted on Sunday because of drizzle with the second set 3-3 and resumed on a 16-degree afternoon. She needed 17 points to complete

the win, with Llagostera Vives shanking a backhand on match point. Roger Federer equal-led his best showing at Roland Garros when he entered the quarters, beating Carlos Moya 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. Federer’s opponent will be No 90 Victor Hanescu, who upset No 10 David Nalbandian 6-3, 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.