Podoroska downs Svitolina to make French Open history
The Argentinian proves too skilful for the Ukrainian, who looked nothing like the player who reached the semifinals at the US Open in 2019
06 October 2020 - 19:44
Paris — Argentine Nadia Podoroska became the first qualifier to reach the French Open semifinals in the women’s singles draw when she downed Ukrainian third seed Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-4 on Tuesday.
The world No 131, on her second appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam, emulates Belgium’s Filip Dewulf, the only qualifier in either of the singles draws since tennis turned professional in 1968 to make it to the last four at Roland Garros, in 1997...
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