Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start to defeat Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the French Open on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The 19-year old trailed 3-1 against the Italian qualifier before winning 11 of the last 12 games to become the first Polish woman in the Open era to reach the last four in Paris.
Swiatek rallies from slow start, ends surprising run of Trevisan
From 30-30 in the opening game of the match, Swiatek committed consecutive unforced errors to hand Trevisan an early break and she saved a break point in her first service game to consolidate her lead and make the score 2-0.
The Italian's serve was under pressure leading 3-2 and a backhand winner by Swiatek gave her a break point and she was level at 3-3 after a slice of luck from the net cord saw another backhand bounce off of the net and land on Trevisan's side.
The Pole's backhand was starting to catch fire and after a winner gave her a break point, it was that wing that produced an error from Trevisan to give her a 5-3 lead. Serving for the set, a long game ended when Trevisan pulled a forehand wide to put the 19-year old up a set.
Swiatek immediately broke in the opening game of the second set with another error-inducing forehand. The world number 54 saved three break points in the next game to go in front 2-0, winning her seventh game in a row.
A long rally ended with Trevisan dumping a backhand into the net following a ten-point game to put Swiatek ahead by a double break. After breaks were exchanged that saw the Pole in front 4-1, a final backhand error from Trevisan two games later sealed the world number 54's first major semifinal berth.
