Kasatkina's Paris dream dies along with Aussie hopes

The only other time the pair had played, in the final of last October's Ningbo Open in China, Andreeva had ended in tears and needed to be comforted by Kasatkina after blowing a 3-0 lead in the final set.

This time, though, the French-based teen who's rocketed to No.6 in the world didn't let Kasatkina, 10 years her senior, off the hook on Court Suzanne Lenglen despite another nervy blip.

Kasatkina had a set point to level the match after rallying in gritty fashion but the world No.6 Andreeva stormed back to seal a straight-sets win after a compelling 94-minute duel.

Defeat for Kasatkina meant the end of the green-and-gold challenge in the singles at Roland Garros, but she could pride herself on having been the last Aussie standing among the 16 starters in the draw.