Cobolli drops set but battles past unseeded Svajda to reach French Open last eight

Tenth-seed Flavio Cobolli dropped his first set of the tournament but beat unseeded American Zachary Svajda en route to a 6-2 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(5) on Monday to book his spot in the French Open last eight.

The 24-year-old Italian has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the second time after last year’s run to the last eight at Wimbledon. He was the only player left in the draw in Paris not to have dropped a set going into the fourth round....