Mirra Andreeva, a 17-year-old unseeded Russian, defeated No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open to reach the semifinals.
She is also the youngest player to eliminate someone ranked No. 1 or 2 at Roland Garros since Monica Seles -- like Hingis, now a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Seles was 16 when she beat Steffi Graf in the 1990 final.Andreeva has yet to win a tour-level title of any sort and is competing in only her fifth Slam tournament.
When she broke to end the match with a beautiful lob that Sabalenka didn't even move to try to get to, Andreeva broke into a wild smile, then covered her face with both hands. "It's an unbelievable feeling," said Paolini, who has won two titles in her career, neither on clay courts.. Swiatek is seeking her fifth Grand Slam title and fourth in Paris; Gauff won the US Open last September and was the runner-up to Swiatek at Roland Garros in 2022.Paolini exited in the first or second round in each of her first 16 Grand Slam appearances before making it to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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