Mirra Andreeva confirmed her status as the most in-form player in the draw. The 19-year-old Russian swept aside Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 in just 76 minutes to reach her first Grand Slam final.
There was barely any suspense. Andreeva took control from the first return game, racing to a 4-0 lead in the opening set. Her baseline game, combining a devastating backhand down the line with pinpoint lob-drop shot combinations, left Kostyuk with nowhere to hide.
The numbers confirmed the domination. Kostyuk committed 34 unforced errors across the match, far too many to compete at this level. Andreeva maintained an impressive level of consistency throughout, capping an exceptional fortnight: just one set dropped in six matches, with only 32 games conceded in total.
"I was seeing the ball incredibly well, even the little hairs on it. I was focused from the first point to the last," the Russian explained after her victory.
At 19, Andreeva becomes the third-youngest Roland-Garros finalist of the 21st century, behind Coco Gauff (18 in 2022) and Kim Clijsters (17 in 2001). She also ended Kostyuk's 17-match winning streak, which included titles in Stuttgart and Madrid before arriving in Paris.
The match concluded without a handshake between the two players, as Kostyuk has consistently declined the gesture with Russian players due to the geopolitical conflict between their countries.
Andreeva will meet Maja Chwalińska in Saturday's final. An unprecedented showdown between two first-time Grand Slam finalists, promising a historic moment on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
