Sabalenka reaches French Open semifinal
09:32, 7 June
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No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus ended the run of world number 192 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in Paris with a 6-4, 6-4 win in the quarterfinal of the French Open to move through to the Roland Garros final four for the first time in her career, BelTA has learned.
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The match lasted for an hour and 36 hours.
For a place in the Grand Slam final Aryna Sabalenka will next face world number 43 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic. The Belarusian saw off Ukraine's world No. 39 Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2, in the opener, overcame a spirited effort by fellow Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich (world No.214) to prevail 7-5, 6-2 in the second round, defeated Russia's Kamila Rakhimova (world No. 82) 6-2, 6-2 in the third, and moved past Sloane Stephens (world No. 30), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to advance to her first French Open quarterfinal.
The tournament on the Paris courts will end on 11 June.
