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Daria Kasatkina wins all-Russian battle to reach maiden Grand Slam semi-final at French Open

Daria Kasatkina beat fellow Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-6(5) at the French Open on Wednesday to reach her first ever Grand Slam semi-final. Kudermetova, playing in front of a scarce crowd, peppered the vast Philippe Chatrier stands with the ball and ultimately paid the price for a scrappy performance with 50 unforced errors - double that of Kasatkina. "You could see that the match was a really nervous one and tight, especially the tie break," said Kasatkina, who missed four consecutive match points before finally sealing the win.

Kasatkina wins all-Russian battle to reach maiden Grand Slam semi-final

PARIS : Daria Kasatkina beat fellow Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-6(5) at the French Open on Wednesday to reach her first ever Grand Slam semi-final.

French Open: Daria Kasatkina beats Veronika Kudermetova to set up potential Iga Swiatek semi-final showdown

Daria Kasatkina beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5(5) to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in her career. The former world No. 10 Kasatkina has yet to drop a set in Paris yet this year, and will face the winner of Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula at the semi-final stage.

Nadal downs Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final

Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final.

Rafael Nadal downs Novak Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final

Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final. The 13-time Roland Garros champion won the pair's 59th career meeting 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) after a four-hour-and-12-minute quarter-final on a raucous Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal sealed his eighth victory in 10 French Open matches against last year's winner Djokovic at 1:16 am local time (2316 GMT Tuesday) to set up a last-four clash with third seed Alexander Zverev on Friday.

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic in epic to reach French Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev

Rafael Nadal emerged victorious from another titanic French Open clash with Novak Djokovic to move a step closer to a record-extending 22 Grand Slam title. Nadal, a 13-time champion in Paris, showed all his fighting spirit and quality to win a gripping quarter-final 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(3), the match lasting four hours and 12 minutes and finishing at 1.15am local time.

Big-dreaming Gauff feels no pressure ahead of maiden semi-final

PARIS : Teenager Coco Gauff will not be swept up by the emotion of reaching her first ever Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open on Tuesday, with the weight of expectation having been a burden rather than a motivation in the past.

Zverev downs Alcaraz to reach French Open semi-final after thriller

Alexander Zverev beat Carlos Alcaraz in a dramatic four-set clash on Tuesday to secure a French Open semi-final meeting with either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal.

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Daria Kasatkina wins all-Russian battle to reach maiden Grand Slam semi-final at French Open

Kasatkina wins all-Russian battle to reach maiden Grand Slam semi-final

French Open: Daria Kasatkina beats Veronika Kudermetova to set up potential Iga Swiatek semi-final showdown

Nadal downs Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final

Rafael Nadal downs Novak Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic in epic to reach French Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev

Big-dreaming Gauff feels no pressure ahead of maiden semi-final

Zverev downs Alcaraz to reach French Open semi-final after thriller