(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist):19-year-old Inga Switzek of Poland for the first time cut the final of the French Open. Now on Saturday, Inga will face America’s Sophia Kenin for the title. World number 54 Inga entered the Grand Slam title for the first time by defeating Argentina qualifier Nadia Podorosca 6-2 6-1 in an hour and 10 minutes in the semi-finals. Australian Open champion Canin defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-5. Twenty-one-year-old Kenin also reached the final of Rolan Garros for the first time. Inga has not lost a set in the tournament yet.
Poland’s first player in 81 years: Inga Open era (after 1968) is the first woman and second overall player from Poland to reach the final of Roland Garren. Jadviga Jedrejowska achieved this feat in 1939, 81 years earlier. However, he was defeated in the title match. If Inga becomes champion, she will be the first woman player in her country to win this trophy. Inga also reached the semi-finals of Nicole Melichar of the US.
Djokovic in the semifinals for the tenth time, world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, despite the pain of his left hand, took the French Open for the tenth time and the Grand Slam semi-final ticket 38 times. Top seed Djokovic defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6,6-2,6-3,6-4. The 2016 champion Djokovic had a slow start. He was seen struggling with pain several times in between. He also gave the trainer a massage. The Serbian player, who is competing for the first and second overall title in four years at Roland Garren, will now face Stephanos Sitipas of Greece. World number five Satsipas defeated Russia’s Andre Rublev 7-5,6-2,6-3 to reach the first and second Grand Slam final four in Paris. A month later, they were face to face again: Djokovic and Busta were face-to-face after a month and in their second consecutive Grand Slam. They clashed in the fourth round of the US Open last month. Djokovic was forced out of the tournament due to an angry ball hitting the line judge during the match. All ten matches played since then have been won by Djokovic. The 33-year-old Djokovic’s 36th win in 37 matches this season. If they win the title then they will be the first players: Djokovic may face 12-time champion Rafael Nadal for the title. If Djokovic wins the trophy, he will become the first player of the Open era (after 1968) to win all four Grand Slams twice. This will be his 18th trophy. At the same time, if Nadal wins, he will equal Roger Federer’s most 20 Grand Slam titles.
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