French Open Women's Semifinalists Revealed: Sabalenka's Shock Exit, Zheng Qinwen's Conqueror Storms Through, Semifinal Pairings Included

As of June 4th Beijing time, the French Open women's singles quarterfinals finished. Specifically, Andreeva defeated Kostiuk 2-0, Kostiuk overcame Svitolina 2-1, Zheng Qinwen's conqueror Hvvalynska downed Kalinskaya 2-0, and Sabalenka lost 1-2 after a huge comeback by Schneider. Consequently, the semifinal four are Andreeva, Kostiuk, Hvvalynska, and Schneider!

In the match between Andreeva and Kostiuk, the two seeded players faced off, but it turned into a one-sided affair. Andreeva was in superb form, dominating the first set 6-0. She kept the pressure on in the second set, winning 6-3 to sweep Kostiuk 2-0 and advance to the semifinals with ease!

Kostiuk took on Svitolina. Both players were on winning streaks. Kostiuk struck first, taking the opening set 6-3. She then suffered a heavy defeat in the second set, losing 2-6. In the decisive set, Kostiuk regained her momentum and launched an offensive, winning 6-2 to claim a 2-1 victory over Svitolina, extending her clay-court winning streak to 17 matches!

Hvvalynska, a qualifier, has become the biggest dark horse of this tournament, staging upset after upset. In the quarterfinal against Kalinskaya, she edged out the first set in a tiebreak 7-6(3), then completely controlled the second set, winning 6-3 to sweep Kalinskaya 2-0. She now boasts eight consecutive wins with only one set dropped, advancing to the semifinals and continuing to set new career-best Grand Slam results. It seems Zheng Qinwen's loss was not unfair; Hvvalynska's moon balls are extremely hard to handle, and her movement is agile!

Sabalenka faced Schneider. After many top players were eliminated, many believed the French Open title was Sabalenka's for the taking. However, in this match, she once held a huge lead of 6-3 and 5-3, but then collapsed completely, losing ten straight games in a shocking reversal to Schneider, losing 1-2 and being eliminated. It was truly a jaw-dropping result!

This outcome shows that the French Open is indeed prone to upsets, but it also highlights the lack of a absolutely dominant player in women's singles. Sabalenka is unstoppable on hard courts, but her performance on clay and grass is less impressive. The semifinal matchups are as follows: Schneider takes on the super dark horse Hvvalynska, while Kostiuk and Andreeva compete for the final spot!

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