After a hard-fought first set, the Russian goes past the Slovenian in a topsy-turvy second set to make it to her first Grand Slam final.
The 13-time Roland Garros champion is gearing up to face the Serbian World No.1 in the semifinal, saying, “we are living the sport for these moments”.
The Serbian World No.1 has set up a mouth-watering semifinal clash with the 13-time Roland Garros champion Nadal on Friday.
No. 3 Nadal out-lasted No. 10 Diego Schwartzman in four sets in one quarterfinal, while No. 1 Djokovic fought No. 10 Matteo Berrettini in a four-set match.
In the quarterfinals, the Spaniard needed four sets to get past Argentine 10th seed Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday.
The Greek player produced a fabulous performance in the last eight clash, preventing the Polish player from defending her French Open title.
After reaching the Roland Garros semifinal, the German admits to putting a lot of pressure on himself during the Grand Slams in the past.
The Greek player produced a strong performance to get the better of the Russian in three hard-fought sets in the French Open quarterfinals.
The Greek star put on a spirited display to get past second seed Daniil Medvedev to reach the French Open semifinals.
Tsitipas gave the No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, and won against him 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5 at Court Philippe Chatrier.