Errani into first French Open semi-final

Sara Errani continued Italy’s French Open love affair by reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros on Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber.

Errani, the 21st seed, made sure of Italian representation in the semi-finals for the third year in succession, following the trail blazed by compatriot Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 champion and runner-up last year. The 21st seed’s reward is a match-up against Australian sixth seed Samantha Stosur, defeated by Schiavone in the 2010 final, for a place in Saturday’s title match. Errani, a slight figure on tour at just 1.64m, had never got beyond the third round of a major before this year’s Australian Open when she reached the quarter-finals.

AFP