<p>The ‌eighth seed seized control from the outset ‌and never loosened her grip on the contest, ‌overwhelming Kostyuk with her depth and aggression on ‌Court Philippe Chatrier to set up a title clash against compatriot Diana Shnaider or Polish qualifier Maja ‌Chwalinska.</p><p>As has become customary for Ukrainian ⁠players since Russia's ‌invasion of their country in 2022, Kostyuk did not ​pose for the traditional pre-match photograph with her opponent and there was no ​handshake at the net before or after the match.</p><p>Andreeva, 19, raced into a 4-0 lead ⁠in the opening ​set and barely looked back in the third meeting between the two players, the Ukrainian having won the first two.</p><p>Kostyuk briefly threatened to make ‌a contest of it in the second set, but the Russian swiftly snuffed out any hopes of a comeback before serving out the match to complete a dominant display.</p><p><strong>"I'm still very nervous, very nervous coming to this match as she's had an amazing season, she hadn't lost on clay, so that put pressure,"</strong> ‌said Andreeva.</p><p>"She's an amazing player, a tough ​opponent, so I'm super happy with the way ‌I played. I'm happy I got revenge for the Madrid final, and to reach my first Grand Slam final.</p><p><strong>"All of these feelings combined, I've never felt anything like ⁠this, I'm very ⁠excited about the last ‌match here in Paris."</strong></p><p>Kostyuk seemed to struggle with early nerves and windy conditions, handing her opponent the first break with a double fault and an unforced backhand error while Andreeva picked up steam.</p><p>The Ukrainian was out of sorts but briefly put up a fight in the second set when she broke back for 4-3, only to drop serve in the next game and continue to pepper the court with unforced errors.</p><p>A final forehand wide gave Andreeva a deserved win after ‌one hour and 16 minutes of a one-sided encounter.</p><p><strong>"The conditions were tough, very ​windy, I couldn't understand which direction it was going, but I'm ‌happy I was able to stay focused,"</strong> said Andreeva after both players had continued to play when the roof was being closed.</p><p>"I was ready to accept anything that happens. It felt like a day when anything could happen. I told myself I would fight, and if she ⁠had to win she would have ⁠to work for it. With ‌this mindset, I ended up winning and I'm very happy."</p><p><strong>Check out the match stats here</strong>.</p>