<p>Sabalenka produced an impressive display against a battling Osaka to win 7-5, 6-3 and reach the last eight for a 14th consecutive major tournament.</p><p>The Belarusian is now the only Grand Slam champion left in either the men's or women's singles draws at Roland Garros.</p><p><strong>"I'm mostly happy with the way I served and I was able to keep all the pressure on her," </strong>said Sabalenka.</p><p><strong>"I didn't expect I would serve that great... I feel like I'm getting better and better with every match I play and overall I'm super happy with how I played today."</strong></p><p>She made it three straight wins against Osaka this year, having lost their only previous meeting at the 2018 US Open.</p><p>She will next take on Russian Diana Shnaider as she continues her bid for a maiden French Open crown and to banish the memories of her painful final defeat last year by Coco Gauff.</p><p>Japanese star Osaka, again sporting the sequined gold dress she likened to the Eiffel Tower at night, has to make do with her best-ever run in Paris, ending in the last 16.</p><p>It was the first women's match to feature in the French Open night session since 2023, after a run of 32 consecutive men's ties which drew repeated criticism of tournament organisers.</p><p>The players traded early breaks in a power-packed opening, before Sabalenka levelled the first set at 2-2 with a service hold featuring three aces, the last with a second serve.</p><p>The set stayed on serve until the 11th game, when Sabalenka made her move with a blistering backhand winner to bring up two break points, with Osaka netting on the first.</p><p>The top seed closed it out in style with a ruthless hold to love.</p><p>Osaka gamely managed to hang onto her serve early in the second set, staving off a break point in a marathon game to lead 3-2.</p><p>Sabalenka had only dropped six points in her previous seven service games, but was pushed hard by Osaka in game six before eventually holding with a clever drop-shot.</p><p>That proved to be a crucial moment, as Osaka's resistance was finally broken in the next game, a brilliant low volley at the net helping Sabalenka put one foot into the quarters.</p><p>An Osaka double-fault brought up match point two games later, and Sabalenka sealed victory with a brutal return.</p><p><strong>Catch up on the match here.</strong></p>