PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - ⁠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.

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Paris, editing by Ed Osmond)