Iga Swiatek continued her French Open fairytale by ending the even more extraordinary path taken by Nadia Podoroska as the Polish teenager reached the French Open final after recording a dominant 6-2 6-1 victory.
The 19-year-old has established herself as one of the most exciting young prospects in the game since winning the Wimbledon junior title two years ago and has been unstoppable at Roland Garros so far.
Her quarter-final demolition of top seed Simona Halep was the standout, but the way Swiatek has backed that up has been just as impressive and she is yet to drop more than four games in any set.
The Pole will contest just her second tour-level final after losing to Polona Hercog at the low-key WTA tournament in Lugano last year.
The stakes here are considerably higher, with Swiatek moving on to face either Petra Kvitova or Sofia Kenin in Saturday's final.
It is the second year in a row that an unseeded 19-year-old has made the final, with Marketa Vondrousova losing to Ashleigh Barty last summer.
Defeat ends the remarkable run of world number 131 Podoroska, the lowest-ranked player to reach the semi-finals in Paris in the Open era.
She was unable to find any answer to the all-round skills of Swiatek in windy conditions, but the 23-year-old, who was competing in the main draw of a grand slam for just the second time, will break into the world's top 50 on Monday.
In her on-court interview, Swiatek said: "I'm kind of surprised but I always knew that if I’m going to be in the final of a grand slam, it’s going to be French Open, so I’m really happy.
"It’s a dream come true."
Welcome to the final 👏
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 8, 2020
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