Mirra Andreeva brushes aside Marta Kostyuk to reach French Open final

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva reached her maiden Grand Slam final after a ruthless 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the French Open semi-final on Thursday.

The eighth seed appeared in control from the start and never loosened her grip on the match on Court Philippe Chatrier. She will face Diana Shnaider or Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the final.

There was no handshake between the Ukrainian and Russian players after the match and Kostyuk also did not pose for the traditional pre-match photograph with her opponent, as it has become customary for players from both countries after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Andreeva, 19, in the opening set, raced into a 4-0 lead and never looked back in the third meeting between the two players, the Ukrainian having won the first two.

Kostyuk showed signs of improvement in the second set of the match, but Mirra Andreeva swiftly denied any hopes of a comeback before serving out the match to complete a dominant display.

"I'm still very nervous, very nervous coming to this match as she's had an amazing season, she hadn't lost on clay, so that put pressure," said Andreeva.

"She's an amazing player, a tough opponent, so I'm super happy with the way I played. I'm happy I got revenge for the Madrid final, and to reach my first Grand Slam final.

"All of these feelings combined, I've never felt anything like this, I'm very excited about the last match here in Paris."