Ernests Gulbis in action against Frenchman Michael Llodra in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday.
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The Latvian, the first from his country to play in a Grand Slam as well as break into the top-100, reached his first major quarter-final with a 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 victory over the veteran Frenchman.
The 19-year-old, who upset seventh seed James Blake in the second round, used his big serve and driving groundstrokes to emerge the winner after two hours and eight minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen.