Tennis-Stosur overpowers Halep to reach last eight in Paris

PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Sam Stosur powered to the French Open quarter-finals with a 7-6(0) 6-3 win against Simona Halep on Tuesday, adapting better to damp and heavy conditions than her higher-ranked Romanian opponent. In a match between two former Roland Garros finalists that spanned three days and was twice suspended due to rain, the 21st-seeded Stosur overcame a slow start to reach the last eight at Roland Garros for the fourth time. Sixth seed Halep led 5-3 in the first set when play was first interrupted on Sunday evening, but Stosur was much the brighter when they resumed on Tuesday, dropping just four more games. The 32-year-old Australian will next face either world number two Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland or Bulgarian outsider Tsvetana Pironkova for a place in the last four. (Reporting by John Stonestreeet, editing by Julien Pretot)