Ana Ivanovic through in three sets to reach quarter-finals

ByTom Adams

Updated 31/05/2015 at 14:17 GMT

Ana Ivanovic battled through to the quarter-finals of Roland Garros after a rain-interrupted 7-5 3-6 6-1 victory over Ekaterina Makarova.

Ivanovic, who won the tournament in 2008 but has not threatened a repeat, produced an attacking display to become the first player to reach the last eight.

The players shared breaks of serve before rain arrived with Serbian Ivanovic leading 3-2 in the first set and it was around three hours later that they returned.

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Ivanovic broke in the 12th game with a forehand smack on the line to win the first set 7-5, but she quickly fell behind in the second against the ninth seed, gifting a break with a double fault.

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The blustery conditions seemed to bother Ivanovic more as Makarova took the second set with a drive volley winner.

She settled down again in the decider, striking her forehand deep into the corners and Makarova had no answer.

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia celebrates after beating Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during their women's singles

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Another forehand winner sealed victory for Ivanovic, who will play Elina Svitolina in the quarters.

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