French Open: Martina Trevisan beats Fernandez, reaches first major semi-finals
Italy's Martina Trevisan reached her maiden major semi-final after beating teenager Leylah Fernandez at the 2022 French Open. The 28-year-old overcame Fernandez 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 after two hours and 21 minutes. Trevisan has become the eighth Italian woman to qualify for the semi-finals at a Grand Slam. She extends her winning streak on the WTA Tour to 10. Here are the key stats.
Here are the stats of the match
Trevisan won a total of 109 points and 43 winners in the match. Notably, she smashed the only ace of the match. The Italian won 49% (46/93) of the receiving points and 50% (7/14) of break points. She clinched 80% (12/15) of net points. Trevisan recorded as many as seven double faults, while her opponent Fernandez tallied 44 unforced errors.
Trevisan scripts history!
As per Opta, Trevisan has become the eighth Italian woman to reach the semi-finals at a Grand Slam after Maud Levi, Annalisa Bossi, Silvana Lazzarino, Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci, and Flavia Pennetta.
First Italian woman to reach French Open semis since 2013
First semis appearance for Trevisan at a major
As stated, Trevisan has qualified for her first semi-final at a Grand Slam. At the 2020 French Open, the Italian reached the quarter-final as a qualifier, ranked number 159. She defeated Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari en route to the quarter-final before losing to Iga Swiatek. In the ongoing edition, she has dropped just one set so far.
Trevisan achieves these feats
As per Opta, Trevisan is the first Italian player to win 10 consecutive matches since Flavia Pennetta in 2009. Before the ongoing French Open, the former won her maiden WTA title in Morocco (WTA 250). She has now extended her winning streak to 10. Meanwhile, Trevisan is the 12th left-handed woman to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros in the Open Era.
