Jasmine Paolini reaches the French Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina
Jasmine Paolini has reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career by beating No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at the French Open
By Howard Fendrich
Published - Jun 05, 2024, 10:55 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 05, 2024, 10:55 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Jasmine Paolini reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career by beating No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at the French Open on Wednesday.
The 12th-seeded Paolini, a 28-year-old from Italy, exited in the first or second round in each of the first 16 Grand Slam appearances in her career, until making it to the fourth round of the Australian Open in January.
Now she's gone two steps further by eliminating the 2022 Wimbledon champion.
Paolini will met No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka or unseeded 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Thursday for a berth in the title match.
