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.

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.

The French Open fourth round starts on Sunday with women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka and men's defending champion Carlos Alcaraz both facing American opponents, while Iga Swiatek continues her quest for a fourth straight women's singles title.

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.