Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 6, 2024 Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates winning her semi final match against Russia's Mirra Andreeva REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
PARIS (Reuters) - Reaching a Grand Slam final is probably the dream of any child when they pick up a tennis racket, but Jasmine Paolini, who won her French Open semi-final on Thursday, never dared to think so far ahead.
The Italian 28-year-old reached her first major final with a comfortable 6-3 6-1 win over Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.
