Roland-Garros: Slovenian Tamara Zidansek holds her first Grand Slam semi-final

Published on : 06/08/2021 – 15:09

Last straight for Roland-Garros. This Tuesday, June 8 will be known the names of the first two qualified in the semi-finals for women and men. The day will end with a duel at the top between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev to reach the last four.

• Tamara Zidansek, first Slovenian to reach a Grand Slam semi-final

At 23, Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, 85th player in the world, qualified for her very first Grand Slam semi-final by defeating Spain’s Paula Badosa (35th) in three sets 7-5, 4-6 , 8-6.

Zidansek will face the Kazakhe Elena Rybakina (22nd) or the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (32nd), which must be decided in the afternoon on the Philippe-Chatrier court.

The Slovenian had never passed the second round in the Grand Slam before this 2021 edition of Roland-Garros. She is the first player from her country to reach a major semi-final.