By Julien Pretot and Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) -Four-time champion Iga Swiatek clawed her way back from the brink to reach the French Open quarter-finals by defeating her claycourt nemesis Elena Rybakina while men's title holder Carlos Alcaraz also went through after a tough workout on Sunday.

PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz called himself for breaking the rules at the French Open and conceded a point to Ben Shelton on Sunday during the defending champion’s 7-6 (8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory in the fourth round.

In the women's draw, Iga Swiatek survived an upset alert from Elena Rybakina to keep her hopes alive of becoming the first woman in the Open Era to win four consecutive titles at Roland-Garros. Elina Svitolina took out 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini in three sets, while No. 8 Zheng Qinwen defeated Liudmila Samsonova in a three-set thriller.

Carlos Alcaraz produced an incredible moment of sportsmanship during his French Open fourth-round showdown with Ben Shelton on Sunday. The Spaniard scraped through the first set and was at a crucial moment in the opening game of the second when he insisted on being honest, even at his own expense.

Jiri Lehecka acknowledged that he got beaten up pretty well by Jannik Sinner in the French Open third round before stating that "only Carlos Alcaraz" could create some problems for the world No. 1 in Paris.

Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are some of the prominent players in action in the fourth round on the eighth day at Roland Garros, Paris.

The French Open could throw up an epic Saturday with several stars taking to the courts today. Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper, Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff are all in action. There is also the Battle of the Brits between Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley.