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Nadia Podoroska: I want to be No. 1
Updated On: 07 October, 2020 08:05 AM IST | Paris | AFP
Podoroska dreams of ruling womens tennis after her 6-2, 6-4 shock win over 3rd seed Svitolina; becomes first qualifier to reach French Open semis

Argentina's Nadia Podoroska celebrates her French Open quarter-final win over Ukraineu00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s Elina Svitolina in Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP
Nadia Podoroska said she still dreams of reaching the very top of the women's game after the Argentine became the first qualifier in the Open era to reach the women's semi-finals at Roland Garros on Tuesday. World No. 131 Podoroska had never won a Grand Slam match before the tournament but stunned third seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 to continue her incredible French Open run.
More history beckons
Podoroska, 23, will play Polish teenager Iga Swiatek or Italy's Martina Trevisan as she attempts to become the first qualifier in history to make the final at a major. "My dream is to be number one. That will never change," said Podoroska. She is just the third female qualifier to make the last four of a major, after Alexandra Stevenson at Wimbledon in 1999 and Christine Dorey at the 1978 Australian Open.


