Nadia Podoroska became the first player from qualifying to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros.

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At Roland-Garros,

But where will it stop?

Nadia Podoroska, 131st player in the world, created a huge surprise on Tuesday by eliminating Elina Svitolina, seeded number 4, in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros.

Thanks to this performance, the Argentinian player, for her first participation here, became the very first player in history from qualifying to reach the last four of the Parisian Grand Slam.

A sacred performance at the end of which the person concerned remained very Zen.

As during the meeting.

“A match against a top 10, at the Central… It was a lot of new things for me today, but the best in these cases is to go for it, not to think too much,” she said.

I had to stay calm, and I managed to develop a good strategy in this game.

In the end, it's a lot of joy and satisfaction to have been able to play so well on this court.

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😍🇦🇷 IT'S DONE!

Nadia Podoroska, 131st player in the world, defeats Svitolina in straight sets and climbs into the semi-finals!


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Podoroska, 23, is in the shape of his life.

Victorious in the Saint-Malo tournament two weeks ago, she has achieved 14 successes in a row with the qualifications of this Roland.

The kind of series that makes you feel light despite the accumulation of matches.

"I feel good, fresh, I have no pain," she says.

This year I played a lot but above all won a lot, that gives me confidence in my game. "

Smiling at a press conference, with surprising serenity for a girl who is more used to playing lower circuit tournaments than walking the Grand Slam courts, Argentina knows yet that she is scoring the history of sport in his country.

She is the first to reach the semi-finals in Paris since Paola Suarez in 2004.

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"I haven't looked at social media too much since last week, but I know everyone supports me there," appreciates the one who almost stopped playing tennis three years ago, when a wrist injury had kept her from playing for almost a year.

“I had fallen very far in the rankings, and then I had no more money to do tournaments again.

It is also the period when I separated from my trainer that I had for 10 years, ”she says.

A dark period from which she was able to get out to finally launch her career.

Next week, she will enter the world top 50 for the first time.

But before that, she can hope to pursue her "dream", as she had qualified her adventure on Sunday after her round of 16, because she will inevitably have a blow to play Thursday against Iga Swiatek or Martina Trevisan.

If the latter, also after qualifying, joins her, this Roland will definitely be historic among women.

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