Coco Gauff told a chair umpire she “should be ashamed” as the American lost to Iga Swiatek in the French Open semi-final.
World number one Swiatek will face 28-year-old Italian Jasmine Paolini, who shattered the teenage dreams of Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-1.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day 12 at Roland Garros.
Fit for the fight#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/OIKl9Nsl4S
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 6, 2024
Paolini’s match with Andreeva was the biggest age gap between two women in a Roland Garros semi-final since Chris Evert, at 30, defeated 15-year-old Gabriela Sabatini in 1985.
Neal Skupski & Desirae Krawczyk lose out in a tight @rolandgarros final
But another memorable week for the duo, reaching a 4th Grand Slam final together 👏#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/SWTRUsUMyy
— LTA (@the_LTA) June 6, 2024
Neal Skupski came up short in his bid for French Open success in the mixed doubles final. The 34-year-old and American partner Desirae Krawczyk were beaten 6-4 7-5 by Germany’s Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France. There was further British disappointment in the men’s wheelchair singles as top seed Alfie Hewett was beaten 7-5 6-7 (1) 6-2 in the semi-final by Argentinian Gustavo Fernandez.
A rematch of last year's Roland-Garros semi-final awaits 🍿#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/CWvFZIZ4j5
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2024
The box-office semi-final between young guns Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner is first up, followed by Alexander Zverev’s showdown with two-time runner-up Casper Ruud.
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