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French Open: Stosur beats Pironkova, sets semis with Muguruza

Australian 21st seed Samantha Stosur reached the French Open semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.

Published on: Jun 1, 2016, 23:44:50 IST
AFP | By , Paris
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Australian 21st seed Samantha Stosur reached the French Open semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.

Tsvetana Pironkova is a former Wimbledon semifinalist. (REUTERS)
Tsvetana Pironkova is a former Wimbledon semifinalist. (REUTERS)

Former US Open champion Stosur matched her best run at a Grand Slam since reaching the last four in Paris in 2012.

Stosur, runner-up at Roland Garros six years ago, will play Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza for a place in the final.

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