Daria Kasatkina qualified for her first semi-final in a grand slam tournament when she defeated her compatriot Veronika Kudermetova in two sets 6-4 and 7-6 (7/5), Wednesday, at the French Open.
The 25-year-old Russian has still not missed a round in the Paris tournament. He is the least loser so far.
To reach the quarters, he gave only 14. Only Dinara Safina in 2009 (5), Serena Williams (10 in 2013) and Mary Pierce (13 in 2000) did better. And they all rose to the lowest in the final.
This time against Kudermetova (29th), she lost 10 games, and had a hard time finishing the match. He lost a serve while serving for the match, before winning his sixth match point.
Shut up, it’s okayhe launched into his clan at the end of the battle, though he recognized that the part had become nervous and very strict.
Formerly a junior tournament winner in 2014, Kasatkina has already reached the quarter-finals twice in a grand slam, especially in 2018 at Roland-Garros.
That year, he reached his highest rank, 10th. He had then experienced the call to himself black season which prompted him to quit his career, at the age of only 21.
Over the past year, it has gradually come back to the fore. From No. 72 at the start of 2021, he is currently ranked 20th in the world.
Kasatkina had a strong start to the season with 22 wins and advanced to the Italian Open semi-finals in Rome.
It is always aimed no mistake and no repeat previous mistakes.
He will face the winner of the match between world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and American Jessica Pegula in the next round.
Source: Radio-Canada
