French Open Glance: Kenin-Kvitova, Swiatek-Podoroska in SFs

A quick look at French Open:

LOOKAHE TO THURSDAY

Petra Kvitova says it’s a “miracle” that she is playing at all. Sofia Kenin obsesses about winning. Kvitova vs. Kenin in French Open semifinals Thursday will pit two powerful hitters who are at very different points in ir career arcs. y also are only women who have reached fourth round or better at all three of Grand Slam tournaments played in this pandemic-hit year. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, was told by doctors she might never be competitive again after she was stabbed by an intruder at her home in Czech Republic in December 2016. All five fingers on left hand that she uses to hold her racket were injured and she sustained nerve and tendon dam. Kenin won Australian Open in February and w is into her first Grand Slam semifinal elsewhere. 21-year-old American says that performance at Melbourne Park “definitely really gave me a big boost.” or women’s semifinal involves a pair of unseeded players: 54th-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland against 131st-ranked Nia Podoroska of Argentina, first female qualifier to get to final four at French Open.

THURSDAY’S FORECAST

Cloudy. High of 66 degrees Fahrenheit (19 degrees Celsius).

WEDNESDAY’S WEAR

Cloudy. High of 63 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius).

WEDNESDAY’S SINGLES RESULTS

Women’s Quarterfinals: . 4 Sofia Kenin beat Danielle Collins 6-4, 4-6, 6-0; . 7 Petra Kvitova beat Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-3.

Men’s Quarterfinals: . 1 vak Djokovic beat . 17 Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4; . 5 Stefas Tsitsipas beat . 13 Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

STAT OF DAY

4 — Number of three-setters won by Sofia Kenin, out of five matches played, en route to French Open semifinals. Her opponent, Petra Kvitova, hasn’t dropped a set in tournament.

QUOTE OF DAY

“First of all, I would like to tell you that I’m t a ‘NextGen player’ anymore. I’m a proper ult.” — 22-year-old Stefas Tsitsipas, when a reporter referred to marketing slogan used by men’s tennis tour to promote younger players.

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