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Kasatkina's recipe for French Open success: French fries

Russia's Daria Kasatkina celebrates winning her quarter-final match against Russia's Veronika Kudermetova. [REUTERS/Yves Herman]

Some players meditate, other medicate but for Daria Kasatkina the recipe for winning matches is simple: French fries.

The Russian, who beat Viktoria Kudermetova in straight sets to cruise into her first ever Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday, has not dropped a single set so far in the tournament.

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