PARIS: Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva returned to the French Open semi-finals with a ‌6-0 6-3 win over Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea on a rainy Tuesday to continue her run in a Roland Garros draw stripped of many big names.

Now among the leading contenders for a maiden Grand Slam title with defending ⁠champion Coco Gauff and four-times winner Iga Swiatek out, the Russian next faces the winner of the all-Ukrainian clash between Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk.

The 19-year-old wasted little ‌time asserting herself with ultra aggressive tennis in front of a sparse crowd beneath the Court Philippe Chatrier roof, racing ‌through the first set in only 24 minutes.

"I'm ‌super happy I was able to play aggressive," said ‌Andreeva, who became the ‌teenager with the most Paris main draw victories this century with her 16th win.

"The last time ‌I played her, it was a very tough ⁠battle. Every practice with her is very tough. We've practised 10 times already this year and we know each other well.

"I ⁠knew it wouldn't ⁠be easy and I'd have to 200% of my intensity and focus, as she would look to be aggressive and ⁠pressure me whenever she could."

Cirstea, playing her third Grand Slam quarter-final in her final year on the circuit, steadied herself early in the second set and recovered a break at 3-3, but the 36-year-old could not halt ‌the Andreeva juggernaut.

Andreeva, who reached the semi-finals two years ago, forced an error from Cirstea's racket to break again and she closed out the victory with a forehand bullet, before walking to the net to give her beaten opponent a warm hug.

Mirra Andreeva rips through Cirstea for return to Roland Garros semi-finals