Matric, Konta reach 1st French Open quarterfinal

Petra Martic has followed up her win over second-seeded Karolina Pliskova by rallying past Kaia Kanepi 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The 31st-seeded Martic had entered with an 0-4 record in the fourth round at majors - first reaching the last 16 at Roland Garros seven years ago.

The Croatian says, ''I waited for this moment so, so long I don't even want to know how long.''

With both players trading moon balls late in the tense third set, Martic ran down a drop shot and responded with a forehand winner up the line to break for a 5-4 lead, then converted her first match point in the next game.

Martic says, ''It didn't look good at times. ... But thank God I stayed there and it paid off.''

Martic next faces Vondrousova.

Also advancing was 26th-seeded Johanna Konta, who beat 23rd-seeded Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-4. Konta's quarterfinal opponent will be either 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza or 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens.

While Konta had reached two Grand Slam semifinals, at the Australian Open in 2016 and at Wimbledon in 2017, she had never been past the first round at Roland Garros in four previous appearances.