Daria Kasatkina will contest a career-first Grand Slam semi-final after she beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5(5) to make the last four of the French Open. The world No. 20 is yet to drop a set this year at Roland-Garros, and will face either Iga Swiatek or Jessica Pegula at the semi-final stage. Watch the French Open live on Eurosport and discovery+.
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.
The 25-year-old – ranked 20th in the world – fought back from a break down to win the first set, and looked in pole position to make a career-first Grand Slam semi-final but – leading 4-3 – three consecutive breaks of serve, two for Kudermetova and one for Kasatkina, put the set back on serve at 5-5.
At which point, Kudermetova held to put herself one game from forcing a decider when she held serve. However, she would then call the trainer, and after that break Kasatkina seemed more settled, held serve to send it to a tie-break that she dominated to race into a 5-1 lead.
She would eventually seal her progression on the fifth match point.
