PARIS (AP) -- Her strategy is set for her quarterfinal match with Martina Hingis. Executing it will be another matter for Chanda Rubin.

``If I can get on top of her, I feel like that will definitely rattle her a bit,'' Rubin said. ``She definitely likes to be playing from ahead.''

Rubin beat Natasha Zvereva 6-4, 7-5 in the fourth round Sunday. Next up is the world's No. 1 player.

Hingis showed some vulnerability against Ruxandra Dragomir of Romania. The Swiss star hit 18 unforced errors in a disastrous second set but rallied to win 6-3, 0-6, 6-1.

``If I can get on top of her, and even get ahead in the match, I think I am going to have a good chance,'' Rubin said.

Rubin looked impressive against Zvereva, a French Open finalist in 1988, but struggled to finish the match.

After leading 3-1 in the second set, Rubin was pulled back to 3-3. The American immediately broke serve again, but quickly found herself serving to save the set at 4-5.

Then Rubin showed the same grit she displayed in beating seventh-seeded Nathalie Tauziat. She won the last three games to set up one of the most important matches of her career.

The 24-year-old player from Lafayette, La., has been held back by injuries since reaching a career-high No. 6 ranking in 1996. The late stages of Grand Slam tournaments are nothing new to her.

In the 1996 Australian Open quarterfinal, she beat Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-4, 2-6, 16-14 in a 3 hours, 33 minutes marathon, the longest women's match in Australian Open history.

In 1995, Rubin reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, and she likes her chances against Hingis.

``Any pressure is going to be on her,'' Rubin said. ``I need to be aggressive against her, while trying to be patient because it is clay. I'll go out and prepare for a battle because she is going to be fighting. I want to fight her just as hard.''

Hingis is seeking her first French Open title. She has beaten Rubin six of the eight times they have played.

``I have played her a few times on hard courts, but this is going to be different,'' Hingis said. ``It is the quarters. No one wants to lose the quarters.''