French Open: Iga Swiatek, Defending Women's Singles Champion, Crashes Out After Quarter-Final Defeat
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French Open: Defending champion Iga Swiatek exited Roland Garros after a quarter-final defeat to Maria Sakkari in the women's singles category.
Maria Sakkari stunned defending champion Iga Swiatek to become the first Greek woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal closed in on another blockbuster clash. World number 18 Sakkari triumphed 6-4, 6-4 over Polish eighth seed Swiatek and will face 33rd-ranked Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic for a place in the final. Thursday's other semi-final sees Russian 31st seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova tackle unseeded Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia. For the first time in the Open era, the French Open semi-finals will feature four women who have never previously got this far at the Slams. "I am speechless. It is a dream coming true. It's a very nice feeling and I could not have done it without my team and their support," said the 25-year-old Sakkari. "We have a long way to go but we made a huge step today."
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