TAMARA ZIDANSEK

Rankings are a significant part of every professional tennis player's life.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won 31 consecutive matches and 48 of her past 49 sets as she heads toward the fourth round of the French Open.

Alize Cornet is into the fourth round at the Australian Open for the first time 13 years.

Daniil Medvedev has reached the fourth round at the Australian Open for a fourth straight year after a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Botic Van de Zandschulp.

After reaching the U.S. Open final last year with no fans, Victoria Azarenka appreciates playing in front of people again.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic overcame a match point and an apparent blown call Thursday, and advanced to her first Grand Slam final by outlasting No. Her opponent Saturday will be 29-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who also advanced to her first major final by beating unseeded Tamara Zidansek, 7-5, 6-3. With Krejcikova holding a match point in the final game, Sakkari hit a forehand near the baseline. Krejcikova kept her cool and was celebrating for good moments later after converting her fifth match point. “A new situation for me, semifinals of a Grand Slam,” she said.

(AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___8:40 p.mUnseeded Barbora Krejcikova saved one match point before booking a spot in the French Open final, where she will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Saturday. Both Krejcikova and Pavlyuchenkova will play their first Grand Slam final. ___6 p.m.Frenchmen Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut saved three match points in beating Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah to reach the French Open doubles final. ___2:15 p.mAll four French Open women's semifinalists are in new territory. ___1:30 pmDesirae Krawczyk of the United States and Joe Salisbury of Britain won the mixed doubles title at the French Open.

France Tennis French Open Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova throws a kiss to the audience after defeating Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek in their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — Tour veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating unseeded Tamara Zidansek at the French Open on Thursday, 7-5, 6-3. The 29-year-old Pavlyuchenkova, seeded 31st, is playing in her 52nd major tournament and her 14th French Open. Pavlyuchenkova will play Saturday against the winner of Thursday’s second match — between No. Pavlyuchenkova served well, and in the second set her groundstrokes carried more sting as she raced to a 4-1 lead.

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic has overcome a match point and an apparent blown call to reach her first Grand Slam final.

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova saved one match point to book a spot if the French Open final, where she will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic has set up another showdown against Rafael Nadal at the French Open.

Maria Sakkari has ended defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek's 11-match winning streak at Roland Garros in the quarterfinals.

France Tennis French Open Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece returns the ball to Russia's Daniil Medvedev during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___11:30 p.m.Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached the French Open semifinals for the second year in a row. Defending French Open singles champion Iga Swiatek is trying to win the doubles title, too, and she and her partner are into the semifinals. The 85th-ranked Zidansek beat Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 4-6, 8-6 to become the first semifinalist of this year's French Open. ___11 a.m.Six of the eight women's quarterfinalists at the French Open have never made it so far at Grand Slam tournament.

Anastasia Pavlychenkova finally has a Grand Slam quarterfinal victory.

France Tennis French Open Germany's Alexander Zverev shows the mark on the clay as he plays Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Paris. Instead, Zverev recovered quickly, grabbed 16 of the remaining 19 games and easily moved into his third Grand Slam semifinal by defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. And he played so much more cleanly that Davidovich Fokina, who wound up with 37 unforced errors to Zverev's 16. Zverev began this French Open in the worst way possible last week: He lost the initial two sets he played — 6-3, 6-3 against qualifier Oscar Otte. ___More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___7:45 p.m.Alexander Zverev has reached his third Grand Slam semifinal and first at the French Open. Zverev reached his first Grand Slam final at last year’s U.S. Open and lost to Dominic Thiem in five sets. The 21st-seeded Rybakina eliminated 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the fourth round. Pavlyuchenkova will play in the final four on Thursday against another woman making her Grand Slam semifinal debut: Tamara Zidansek. ___11 a.m.Six of the eight women's quarterfinalists at the French Open have never made it so far at Grand Slam tournament.

France Tennis French Open Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek celebrates as she defeats Spain's Paula Badosa during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — Before the French Open, Tamara Zidansek had never advanced past the second round at any Grand Slam. The former snowboarder has now become the first woman from Slovenia to reach the semifinals at a major tournament. Six of the eight women’s quarterfinalists at this year's French Open had never made it so far at a Grand Slam tournament, including Zidansek, Badosa and Rybakina. “I couldn’t control the nerves during the entire match," Badosa said.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___5:35 p.m.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career by coming back to beat doubles partner Elena Rybakina 6-7 (2), 6-2, 9-7 at the French Open. The 21st-seeded Rybakina eliminated 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the fourth round. Pavlyuchenkova will play in the final four on Thursday against another woman making her Grand Slam semifinal debut: Tamara Zidansek. Defending French Open singles champion Iga Swiatek is trying to win the doubles title, too, and she and her partner are into the semifinals. ___11 a.m.Six of the eight women's quarterfinalists at the French Open have never made it so far at Grand Slam tournament.

APTOPIX France Tennis French Open Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk during in fourth round match on day 9, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, June 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___4:50 p.m. Defending French Open singles champion Iga Swiatek is trying to win the doubles title, too, and she and her partner are into the semifinals. Swiatek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat the 11th-seeded pairing of Darija Jurak and Andreja Klepac 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles quarterfinals at Roland Garros on Tuesday. The last woman to win the singles and doubles titles in the same year at the French Open was Mary Pierce in 2000.

France Tennis French Open Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek celebrates as she defeats Spain's Paula Badosa during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — Before the French Open, Tamara Zidansek had never advanced past the second round at any Grand Slam. The French Open is the only remaining Grand Slam where tiebreakers are not played in the last set. She regained her composure but Zidansek then saved three break points to take a 7-6 lead and converted her second match point with a big forehand in the next game. Badosa trailed 4-2 in the second set after a series of unforced errors but Zidansek could not build on the momentum and struggled with her serve, too.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev will meet in the French Open semifinals.

APTOPIX France Tennis French Open Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek serves to Spain's Paula Badosa during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___2:45 p.m.Tamara Zidansek is the first Slovenian woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. The 85th-ranked Zidansek beat Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 4-6, 8-6 to become the first semifinalist of this year's French Open. ___11 a.m.Six of the eight women's quarterfinalists at the French Open have never made it so far at Grand Slam tournament. Former junior champion Paula Badosa of Spain will face Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia.

Alexander Zverev has reached his third Grand Slam semifinal and first at the French Open.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___9 p.m.Alejandro Davidovich Fokina reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Federico Delbonis at Roland Garros. ___7:15 p.m.Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title has ended at the French Open. ___5:25 p.m.Daniil Medvedev’s remarkable turnaround at the French Open has propelled him to the quarterfinals. ___5:05 p.m.Iga Swiatek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands have staged an improbable comeback to eliminate the top-seeded doubles team at the French Open. The previous best by a Slovenian woman was when Katarina Srebotnik reached the fourth round at the French Open and the U.S. Open.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___5:25 p.m.Daniil Medvedev’s remarkable turnaround at the French Open has propelled him to the quarterfinals. ___5:05 p.m.Iga Swiatek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands have staged an improbable comeback to eliminate the top-seeded doubles team at the French Open. ___4:30 p.m.Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open to give himself a chance to recover after a long third-round match. The previous best by a Slovenian woman was when Katarina Srebotnik reached the fourth round at the French Open and the U.S. Open. She has never been in the fourth round before at a major and faces three-time French Open winner Williams for the first time.

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___5:05 p.m.Iga Swiatek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands have staged an improbable comeback to eliminate the top-seeded doubles team at the French Open. ___4:30 p.m.Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open to give himself a chance to recover after a long third-round match. The 39-year-old Federer was supposed to play against Matteo Berrettini in the fourth round on Monday. ___12:40 p.m.Tamara Zidansek has become the first Slovenian woman to reach the quarterfinals of a major tournament. The previous best by a Slovenian woman was when Katarina Srebotnik reached the fourth round at the French Open and the U.S. Open.

France Tennis French Open Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a return to Germany's Dominik Koepfer during their third round match on day 7, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Saturday, June 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___4:30 p.m.Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open to give himself a chance to recover after a long third-round match. The 39-year-old Federer was supposed to play against Matteo Berrettini in the fourth round on Monday. The previous best by a Slovenian woman was when Katarina Srebotnik reached the fourth round at the French Open and the U.S. Open. She has never been in the fourth round before at a major and faces three-time French Open winner Williams for the first time.

France Tennis French Open Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova celebrates after defeating Belarus's Victoria Azarenka during their fourth round match on day 8, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — Ten years later, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is back in the quarterfinals of the French Open after beating 2013 semifinalist Victoria Azarenka 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday. “It’s just incredible, even that I’m still playing tennis such a long time after,” she said. I fought hard and I’m very happy to win.”The 29-year-old Russian has reached the quarters at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, but has never reached the semifinals at any major. 21 Elena Rybakina in the fourth round later Sunday, with the winner facing Pavlyuchenkova.

Serena Williams has lost in straight sets in the fourth round of the French Open.

France Tennis French Open Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova celebrates after defeating Belarus's Victoria Azarenka during their fourth round match on day 8, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___2:25 p.m.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has reached the quarterfinals for the first time in 10 years at Roland Garros. 21 Elena Rybakina in the fourth round and the winner of that match takes on Pavlyuchenkova. ___12:40 p.m.Tamara Zidansek has become the first Slovenian woman to reach the quarterfinals of a major tournament. The previous best by a Slovenian woman was when Katarina Srebotnik reached the fourth round at the French Open and the U.S. Open.

France Tennis French Open Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek celebrates after winning a point against Romania's Sorana Cirstea during their fourth round match on day 8, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___12:40 p.m.Tamara Zidansek has become the first Slovenian woman to reach the quarterfinals of a major tournament. Her previous best at a major was the second round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. The previous best by a Slovenian woman was when Katarina Srebotnik reached the fourth round at the French Open and the U.S. Open. She has never been in the fourth round before at a major and faces three-time French Open winner Williams for the first time.

Even a 23-time Grand Slam champion needs to remind herself now and then how to play winning tennis.

France Tennis French Open Canada's Bianca Andreescu plays a return to Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek during their first round match on day two of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___4:55 p.m.Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, is out of the French Open in the first round after losing a 9-7 third set. The sixth-seeded Andreescu's second appearance in the main draw at Roland Garros ended with a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 9-7 defeat against 85th-ranked Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia. Zidansek had been 0-2 at the French Open. ___4:10 p.m.At his fifth attempt, Daniil Medvedev has finally won a match at Roland Garros.