Youngster Andreeva, Unheralded Paolini Surprise Sabalenka, Rybakina to Reach French Open Semis

Youngster Andreeva, Unheralded Paolini Surprise Sabalenka, Rybakina to Reach French Open Semis
Jasmine Paolini reacts during her French Open quarterfinal upset of Elena Rybakina in Paris on June 5, 2024. Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo
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PARIS—With the insouciance of a 17-year-old having the time of her life in Paris, Mirra Andreeva says she and her coach work out a game plan before a tennis match—and then she forgets all about that, preferring to just wing it.

Seems to be working out fine so far. The unseeded Russian is the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist in more than a quarter-century.