U.S. dark horse Rogers jumps from back of queue to final eight

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania v Shelby Rogers of the U.S. - Paris, France - 29/05/16. Rogers celebrates. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

PARIS (Reuters) - When this year's French Open draw was made just over a week ago, American Shelby Rogers was right near the back of the queue, just avoiding the qualifiers by scraping in on the direct entry list.

On Sunday the 108th ranked American, playing the tournament of her life, once again ended up in floods of tears after taking her place in the last eight by dispatching 25th seeded Romanian Irina Begu 6-3 6-4.