The stunning French Open record which has Mirra Andreeva ahead of Coco Gauff, Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova - with Snoop Dogg influence

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Mirra Andreeva, at just 19 years of age, reached the semi-finals of the French Open for the second time in her young career with a comfortable victory over Sorana Cirstea on Tuesday.

Andreeva explains the powers of a positive mindset inspired by Snoop Dog as she reaches semis

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Andreeva, the world No. 8 who only turned 19 in April, is hunting her first major title in Paris. She has seemed to grow in stature as the tournament has gone on and her dominance against Cirstea was reflected in the 6-0 6-3 scoreline.

According to Opta, with victory on Tuesday, Andreeva became the teenager with the most outright women's main draw victories at the French Open since 2000.

Her 16 wins since making her Roland-Garros debut in 2023 moved her clear of last year's champion Coco Gauff (15), four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters (14), 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic (12) and last year's International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Maria Sharapova (11).

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A new French Open champion is set to be crowned on Saturday, with Gauff having been eliminated, alongside four-time winner Iga Swiatek.

With five singles titles already to her name, Andreeva may well feel this is as good an opportunity as any to claim the most significant of her career thus far at the Slam in which she has been most successful.

The teenager has been known to give ample credit to herself following victories, thanking herself for her efforts, alongside her coaches and the crowds she has played in front of. She said on court on Tuesday that it is a quirk she picked up from American rapper Snoop Dogg.

"At first, I just saw Snoop Dogg say it the first couple times I kind of stole it, just to make a joke, but then I realised it's actually true," Andreeva said.

"We have to thank ourselves for the work we do on the court, how much we sacrifice, for how much we practice and work. I felt like now it's what I really want to tell myself every time."

Andreeva ran rampant on Court Suzanne-Lenglen to dismiss Cirstea, who has been enjoying the season of her life ahead of retirement.

The Russian dictated off return, regularly attacking down the line and looked at ease with the magnitude of the match - a testament to the regular deep runs she is making at tournaments despite still being so young.

"Last time I played against Sorana it was an incredibly tough battle," Andreeva said. "Every practice we have is also very tough.

"We’ve practiced around 10 times this year already so we know each other very well. I knew this match wouldn’t be easy and I’d need to put in 200% of my intensity and focus because she would use every opportunity to play aggressive and pressure me on the court.

"I’m super happy I was able to do it first and play aggressive through the whole match."

Andreeva also spoke of her on-court decision-making and said strong intuition for reading the game is something she had from a young age.

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"I feel like I never learned how to play with decisions to choose on the court," she said. "I was always super excited to play games.

"Since a young age I felt like I always knew how to read the game and which decision to make. Sometimes when I’m nervous the decisions are not so great, but I’m happy that today especially it was very much on point."

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