PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):
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Tamara Zidansek is the first Slovenian woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.
The 85th-ranked Zidansek beat Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 4-6, 8-6 to become the first semifinalist of this year’s French Open. She had never been beyond the second round at a Slam prior to this tournament.
Zidansek saved three break points in the penultimate game to hold for a 7-6 lead in the third and then broke Badosa to win.
Zidansek will face either Elena Rybakina or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a spot in the final.
Zidansek was formerly a competitive snowboarder.
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Six of the eight women’s quarterfinalists at the French Open have never made it so far at Grand Slam tournament.
Three of them will be in action at Roland Garros on Day 10. Former junior champion Paula Badosa of Spain will face Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia. Zidansek is the first woman from her country to advance so deep at a major.
Doubles partners Elena Rybakina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova then play against each other on Court Philippe Chatrier. Rybakina is the third woman from Kazakhstan to reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. Pavlyuchenkova already reached this stage in Paris 10 years ago.
Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev will play fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the men’s draw. The other men’s match will be between No. 6 Alexander Zverev and unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain. Davidovich Fokina will be playing in his first major quarterfinal.
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