"I was like, Can you believe it?" Bertens beamed, while speaking to reporters. "Because I cannot. And also my parents were like, No, this is not happening.
"But, yeah, it is."
Yeah. It is.
On yet another cold wet day in Paris, Bertens became the first Dutch woman since 1971 to advance to theFrench Opensemifinal, beating Bacsinszky, 7-5, 6-2, to score her 12th consecutive win. She'll face World No.1Serena Williamson Friday. Behind in much of the first set, Bertens battled back from a break down time after time until she was able to reel off the last three games to take the set. She continued her roll in the second set, racing to a 4-0 lead, before holding off Bacsinszky for the win.

"The circumstances were really tough," Bertens said. "The court is really slow. The balls are heavy. It's really tough to play aggressive, and especially with Timea. She is like changing a lot, like with some slower balls and some higher ones, so it was pretty tough for me.
"But I think afterwards I was 4-2 down, and then I was just like, Okay, we are just gonna be calm and try to fight for each point. I did it and I won the first set."
It sounds so simple. It's been anything but.