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PARIS \u2014 Marta Kostyuk, the best player on clay this season and a vocal supporter of Ukraine amid the war with Russia, will play her first major semifinal at the French Open against a Russian.<\/p>\n

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Kostyuk won an intense all-Ukraine quarterfinal against Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

That set up Kostyuk against Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva, who thumped Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3.<\/p>\n

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Kostyuk leads Andreeva 2-0 on the tour; the second win in the Madrid final a month ago. Kostyuk didn\u2019t shake hands at the net, following protocol for Ukrainians with opponents from Russia and its ally Belarus since the war started four years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a very difficult night again in Ukraine, especially in Kyiv, so many people dead,\u201d Kostyuk said. \u201cI want to give this match to Ukrainian people and to their resilience. Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine!)\u201d<\/p>\n

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding more than 100 others, authorities said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI texted my family if they were OK. This is pretty much all I can do,\u201d Kostyuk said. \u201cThe biggest thing I can do is sit here and talk about it so more people can find out about it so they don\u2019t get used to this terrible life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Svitolina said friends in Ukraine told her about the attacks just hours before the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust very sad that we all have to really put up with this heaviness and pain every single day, and scared moments not knowing what\u2019s going to bring the next day,\u201d Svitolina said.<\/p>\n

She will leave Roland Garros to look after the daughter she has with French tennis player Gael Monfils, but will be cheering on Kostyuk.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHopefully she can get the title,\u201d Svitolina said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be massive for Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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No. 7-seeded Svitolina got off to a slow start but worked her way back, matching No. 15 Kostyuk\u2019s power from the baseline. Kostyuk was better on the important points in the decider and improved her impressive 2026 record on clay to 17-0.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s the first Ukrainian woman to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros in the Open era since 1968. Svitolina has reached the semis at the other three Grand Slams but failed for the sixth time to win a French Open quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

Andreeva will appear in her second French Open semifinal, two years after the first. She was asked about the challenges of playing a Ukrainian in wartime.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, for me it doesn\u2019t matter who I play,\u201d Andreeva said. \u201cI really try to play against the ball that is coming at me. Usually it doesn\u2019t matter to me who I\u2019m playing against, so I\u2019m trying to really focus on the game and on the game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked whether she found it frustrating to hear Russian opponents avoiding the issue, Kostyuk said she wished \u201cthere was some more clear stance on what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially when your country is killing other people,\u201d she added. \u201cI don\u2019t know how you can sleep at night peacefully when you know that this is going on, and you have nothing to say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a week of hot weather, rain arrived in Paris and play started under the closed roof of Court Philippe-Chatrier. Competing in the quarterfinals for the first time in 17 years, Cirstea struggled to find her rhythm against her 19-year-old rival.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old veteran, playing the final season of her career, immediately dropped her serve. She didn\u2019t hold serve or win a game until the first game of the second set. Andreeva\u2019s deep, accurate groundstrokes and charges to the net took a toll on 18th-seeded Cirstea, whose attempt to come back was shortlived.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like it was one of my best matches so far this tournament,\u201d Andreeva said. \u201cSuper happy to be back in semis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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