USA's Sofia Kenin returns against the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova during their French Open semi-final Thursday ReutersFourth seed Kenin of USA will meet 19-year old Swiatek of Poland in Saturday's finalSofia Kenin defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-5 to reach the French Open final Thursday and will attempt to capture a second Grand Slam of the year following her Australian Open triumph. Earlier, Swiatek became the first Polish woman in 81 years to reach the French Open final as she demolished Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1. The last woman to capture the French Open title without losing a set was Justine Henin in 2007. She is only the second Polish woman to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open era after Agnieszka Radwanska at Wimbledon in 2012. World No 131 Podoroska was the lowest-ranked semi-finalist in Paris in the modern era, and the first women's qualifier to reach the last four of the French Open.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 08, 2020 16:30 UTC