Jasmine Paolini stuns Elena Rybakina to reach French Open semi-finals

The 28-year-old Italian reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros following a 6-2 4-6 6-4 victory.

Jasmine Paolini is in a first Roland Garros semi-final (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

Jasmine Paolini produced the biggest upset of this year’s French Open by knocking out fourth seed Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals.

The 28-year-old Italian, who until this year had never progressed beyond the second round at a grand slam tournament, reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros following a 6-2 4-6 6-4 victory.