French Open: Martina Trevisan into first Grand Slam semi-final

Martina Trevisan contacted her maiden Grand Slam semi-final in the wake of conquering nerves to see off an energetic Leylah Fernandez in the quarter-final of the French Open.

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Straight from winning her lady WTA Tour singles title in Rabat last week, the unseeded Trevisan made it 10 successes on the jog with a 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 triumph over Fernandez on Tuesday

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The Italian, who arrived at the quarter-final at Roland Garros in 2020, blitzed US Open runner-up, Fernandez, in the initial set, breaking in the first game and again in game seven.

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The 13th seed then, at that point, discovered some musicality in the second set as she broke in game four just for Trevisan...

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...to catch up with back right away and afterward go 5-4 with a second break in game nine.

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Trevisan emerged to serve for the match and had a match point at 40-30, yet the Canadian won three back-to-back focuses to draw level and afterward ruled the sudden death round.

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The 28-year-old didn't return to her shell in the concluding set as she rolled out four continuous games to go 4-0 up

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however, Fernandez was not finished as she guaranteed a crushed spirit in game five.

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