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Tennis:Podoroska becomes first female qualifier in French Open semi-finals

October 6, 2020 Argentina's Nadia Podoroska celebrates winning her quarter final match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina REUTERS

Argentine Nadia Podoroska became the first qualifier to reach the French Open semi-finals in the women's singles draw when she downed Ukrainian third seed Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-4 on Tuesday.

The world number 131, on her second appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam, emulates Belgium's Filip Dewulf, the only qualifier in either of the singles draws since tennis turned professional in 1968 to make it to the last four at Roland Garros, in 1997.

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