​Brazilian Beatrice Haddad Maia defeated Ons Jabert and showed the most important individual performance, but also for her country.
Beatriz Haddad Maia, the first Brazilian to reach the semifinals of Roland Garros
Thus, Beatriz achieved her best Grand Slam result, but she is also the first athlete from Brazil to reach the semi-finals of Roland Garros.
From this country, only Maria Bueno reached the penultimate act of the Grand Slam. It happened at the US Open, the first year of the Open Era (1968). Bueno then lost to Billie Jean King 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Beatriz (favourite 14) will fight for entry to the grand final with the winner of the match between Iga Sviatek (favourite) and Coco Gauf (6).
The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.
Source: Hot News
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