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Pavlyuchenkova rolls back the years in Paris to reach last eight The Star Image: REUTERS
•Pavlyuchenkova beat former world number one Victoria Azarenka 5-7 6-3 6-2 on Sunday
•Belarusian Azarenka, seeded 15th, was a doubt for the claycourt major after withdrawing from the Madrid Open
•The Russian was rewarded with a break for 3-2 and she did not release her grip
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova rolled back the years as she reached the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time since 2011 by beating former world number one Victoria Azarenka 5-7 6-3 6-2 on Sunday.
The 31st seed, who will play in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the seventh time but has never progressed further, sent down 44 winners in a display of constant aggression on a sun-kissed Philippe Chatrier court.
Sixth seed Alexander Zverev thrashed Kei Nishikori in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 to enter French Open quarter-finals here at Roland Garros late on Sunday.This was German Zverev s fifth win over the Japanese and his 16th win in the clay-court .