35-year-old Haas earns Open quarterfinal spot
PARIS — Tommy Haas’ resurgence at age 35 reached a new peak Monday, when he became the oldest French Open men’s quarterfinalist since 1971 by beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.
Haas also became the oldest man to reach the quarters at any major event since Andre Agassi at the 2005 U.S. Open.
Seeded No. 12, Haas needed 13 match points to beat John Isner in a third-round marathon, but the victory over Youzhny took less than 90 minutes. By the second set Youzhny was so frustrated he demolished his racket by banging it nine times against his changeover chair.
Victoria Azarenka swept the final nine games and advanced to the women’s quarterfinals by beating 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-0.
Seeded No. 3, Azarenka improved to 26-2 in 2013. She has won the Australian Open each of the past two years, and Roland Garros is the only major tournament where she has yet to reach the semifinals.
