French Open day 11: Teenager Mirra Andreeva reaches first grand slam semi-final
There were teenage kicks at the French Open as 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva reached a first grand slam semi-final, where she will meet another first-timer, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.
Alexander Zverev reached his fourth semi-final in four years after a late-night win over Alex De Minaur.
Here, we look back at day 11 at Roland Garros.
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Andreeva beat an ailing Aryna Sabalenka to reach the last four. The Russian edged out world number two Sabalenka, who was struggling through illness, 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4 in two hours and 29 brutal minutes.
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