Boisson upsets sixth seed Andreeva; Sinner thumps Bublik to enter semis

An inspired Lois Boisson delighted Roland Garros as the French world number 361 downed Mirra Andreeva to set up a French Open semi-final against Coco Gauff, while Jannik Sinner secured a last-four spot.

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PARIS: World No. 1 Sinner romped to a 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 win over unseeded Kazakh Alexander Bublik.

Boisson, making her debut at a Grand Slam, powered to a 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 win on a raucous Court Philippe Chatrier to become the first Frenchwoman to reach the semis since Marion Bartoli in 2011.

The 22-year-old, who was due to play at last year's French Open but suffered a knee injury the week before the tournament, is the lowest-ranked woman to reach a major semi-final in 40 years.

"It was incredible to play in front of this crowd and feel support like that," said Boisson, after hitting 24 winners past Russian sixth seed Andreeva to follow up her fourth-round win over world number three Jessica Pegula with an even more surprising victory.