Italian tennis star Martina Trevisan has surprisingly qualified for the semifinals of Roland Garros. The number 59 in the world was too strong for Canadian Leylah Fernandez, who was placed seventeenth, with 6-3, 6-7 (3) and 6-3.
Trevisan finished it off after 2 hours and 21 minutes with a crossed forehand winner. The left-handed Italian left at 5-1 to serve out after the game, but two games later he secured a place in the semi-final with some effort.
Trevisan has won ten games in a row. In the run-up to Roland Garros, she took the title in Rabat, where she defeated Arantxa Rus, among others. “The title in Rabat was very important to me and ensured that I came here with a lot of energy. No, I’m not tired,” said the beaming Trevisan, who can follow in the footsteps of Francesca Schiavone, who won Roland Garros in 2010.
Another Italian, Flavia Pennetta, won the US Open in 2015. “I saw them both here yesterday. They were and are a great inspiration to me.” Two years ago, Trevisan also made the last eight at Roland Garros, then as a qualifier. She lost in 2020 to the Polish Iga Swiatek, who eventually took the title.
The 28-year-old Trevisan will compete in the last four against the winner of the game between American players Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens.
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