JASMINE PAOLINI reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career by beating fourth seed Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at the French Open today.

The 12th-seeded Paolini, a 28-year-old from Italy, exited in the first or second round in each of the first 16 Grand Slam appearances in her career, until making it to the fourth round of the Australian Open in January.

Now she’s gone two steps further by eliminating the 2022 Wimbledon champion.