PARIS: Mirra Andreeva stormed into the Roland Garros semifinals, overpowering Sorana Cirstea under the roof at Court Philippe-Chatrier on a rain-interrupted Tuesday. The 19-year-old eighth seed, who experienced a meltdown in the last eight 12 months ago when she succumbed to unheralded Lois Boisson before a wildly cheering home crowd, was in command from the very start, securing a 6-0, 6-3 victory.
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"I feel like this year here in Paris the crowd was not really against me like that," Andreeva said. "If that would happen again, I feel like it would be a little bit easier for me to handle, I would know how to fix the things."
Andreeva will now face Marta Kostyuk, who defeated her in the final of the Madrid 1000, for a place in the final. Kostyuk extended her winning streak to 17 matches after overcoming Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to reach her maiden Grand Slam semifinal. Svitolina struggled as Kostyuk powered through the last three games, losing just two points.
Meanwhile, second-seeded Alexander Zverev survived an early scare, rallying from 2-5 down in the opening set to secure a 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3 victory over Rafael Jodar and advance to the semifinals.
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Prajwal Hegde, Senior Editor (Tennis) at The Times of India since July 2005, has covered all four Grand Slams—Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open—for over a decade, along with Tour events across Asia and Europe, Davis Cup, and BJK Cup. She received the 2021 Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award from the ATP. Prajwal serves on the International Tennis Federation's Media Commission and is a member of the International Tennis Writers Association. She appears in the docuseries Break Point and authored the Steffi Graf chapter in Sportstars 40, published by The Hindu in January 2020.
