Mirra Andreeva pulled off the largest upset of the French Open 2024 by beating the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka within the quarter-final of the ladies’s singles on Wednesday, June 5. The Russian teen reached the semi-final of any main for the primary time in her bid for her maiden Grand Slam title.
Andreeva, 17, registered a surprising 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over Sabalenka to change into the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since 1997. With a win, Mirra additionally achieved her career-best WTA singles rating of 30 as she loved a speedy rise within the tennis world in 2024.
Mirra made the headlines after reaching the pre-quarterfinals of Wimbledon final yr and the Australian Open in January 2024. She famously knocked out the no.6 seed Ons Jabeur within the second spherical on the Australian Open and now shocked everybody by beating Sabalenka.
“I really tried not to focus on the score, and when it was the second match point for me, I was trying to imagine I was saving a break point, so I was trying to play brave and I managed to win!” Andreeva stated after defeating Sabalenka.Â
Andreeva has but to register a title win at any ATP-level match however has remarkably reached the fourth spherical in three of her 5 majors to date. She will subsequent face Jasmine Paolini within the semifinal at Philippe-Chatrier tomorrow.
Paolini, seed no.12, surprised Elena Rybakina within the quarterfinal earlier immediately. The Italian star registered a powerful 6-2. 4-6, 6-4 win towards the world no.4 to reach the semifinal of any Grand Slam for the primary time. In the primary ladies’s singles semifinal, the world no.1 and the defending champion Iga Swiatek will meet the USA star Coco Gauff.Â
With Jannik Sinner securing the last-four end within the males’s singles, Paolini’s shock entry within the ladies’s singles semifinal will mark up the first event of two Italians reaching the semifinal of any Grand Slam in the identical yr.Â
