Andreeva rips through Cirstea for return to Roland Garros semi-finals

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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2026 Russia's Mirra Andreeva in action during her quarter final match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2026 Russia's Mirra Andreeva hugs Romania's Sorana Cirstea after winning her quarter final match REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2026 Russia's Mirra Andreeva celebrates after winning her quarter final match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2026 Romania's Sorana Cirstea during her quarter final match against Russia's Mirra Andreeva REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2026 Russia's Mirra Andreeva celebrates after winning her quarter final match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

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PARIS, June 2 : Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva returned to the French Open semi-finals with a 6-0 6-3 win over Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea on a rainy Tuesday to continue her run in a Roland Garros draw stripped of many big names.

Now among the leading contenders for a maiden Grand Slam title with defending champion Coco Gauff and four-times winner Iga Swiatek out, the Russian will next face the winner of the all-Ukrainian clash between Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk.

The 19-year-old wasted little time asserting herself in front of a sparse crowd beneath the Court Philippe Chatrier roof, racing through the opening set in 24 minutes.

Cirstea, playing her third Grand Slam quarter-final in her final year on the circuit, steadied herself early in the second set and recovered a break at 3-3, but the 36-year-old could not halt the Andreeva juggernaut.

Andreeva, who reached the semi-finals two years ago, forced an error from Cirstea's racket to break again and she closed out the victory with a forehand bullet, before walking to the net to give her beaten opponent a warm hug.

Source: Reuters

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