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Andreeva stuns struggling Sabalenka, makes first major semifinal at Roland Garros

Seventeen-year-old Mirra Andreeva advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 over second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros.

Early in the first set, world No.38 Andreeva twice came back from a break deficit and then won four consecutive games, turning a 1-3 disadvantage into a 5-3 lead, while Sabalenka appeared to struggle with her health. However, when serving for the set at 5-4, Andreeva was broken, allowing Sabalenka to level the score and push the set into a tiebreak. Sabalenka clinched the tiebreak with a drop shot on her second set point.