French Open 2022 - Martina Trevisan through to first Grand Slam semi-final after battling past Leylah Fernandez

Martina Trevisan battled into the semi-finals of the French Open after beating Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 in Paris. The Italian 28-year-old threw away match point in the second set but swept aside her nerves to race through a decider.

Ad/> Trevisan has never before reached the last four of a Grand Slam, and will face either Coco Gauff or Sloane Stephens for a place in the final. Roland-GarrosFernandez holds off Anisimova fightback to progress29/05/2022 AT 12:16 TREVISAN BATTLES TO FIRST SEMI-FINAL Trevisan flew into a two-game lead with Fernandez looking nervy as a double fault handed her opponent an immediate break of serve.

A rapid hold of serve from Fernandez steadied the ship but the unforced errors kept on coming, with the Canadian making five to Trevisan's zero in the opening four games. Trevisan held before Fernandez ensured her opponent remained just one break of serve up with another hold of her own, but was forced to take a medical time out for a problem with her right foot.

Returning with a plaster, Fernandez still looked uncomfortable and her unforced error count kept climbing as Trevisan took a second break of serve to go 5-2 up. The Italian squandered three set points in her service game in her first show of nerves, but grabbed the fourth with a brilliant forehand winner to go 1-0 up.

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