Russian teen Mirra Andreeva delivers a shock victory at the French Open with women's final set to include underdog story.
Russian Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player since Martina Hingis to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam .
The young Russian prevailed 6-7 , 6-4, 6-4 in front of a stunned Court Philippe Chatrier crowd on Thursday morning , before She made Sabalenka's life a misery, while the Belarusian was clearly also suffering from an ailment as she twice needed medication from a doctor, moved gingerly and constantly hunched over.
With Sabalenka serving to stay in the match, Andreeva crushed a terrific backhand winner to earn a second match point, and then clinched victory with a delightful backhand lob after just under two-and-a-half hours. At 4-4 in the final set, Rybakina served up a terrible game, hitting a simple backhand and then an equally straightforward forehand low into the net, before ballooning a forehand long to give Paolini the simplest key break.
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