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Aryna Sabalenka moved to a moving distance from her first crown of the France Open after dethroning the four times IgA Swiatek champion in an exciting semifinal battle on Thursday.
The world number 1 triumphed 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 6-0 to take the notable winning streak of 26 Swiatek games in Roland Garros.
Sabalenka will now face Coco Gound in Saturday’s final, after the second American seed ended the fairy career of the French wildcard Lois Boisson with a dominant victory 6-1, 6-2.
Sabalenkka increases the ‘queen of clay’
Under the closed ceiling on an afternoon of Paris soaked in rain, the aggressive returns from Sabalenka overwhelmed Swiatek from the beginning.
While the pole defended himself to claim the second set, No. 1 of the world exploded in the decisive, winning it in just 22 minutes.
Swiatek broke eight times in the game, a statistic that underlines how Sabalenka’s power game disarmed his most formidable rival.
This is the first Roland Garros Final of Sabalenka and its fifth final of Grand Slam in its last seven major.
Cruisos de la Gotation in the second final of the France Open
Coco Gautfer, the 2022 runner -up, produced a clinical and composed performance to end the history of Cinderella of Lois Boisson, dismantling the 22 -year -old French wildcard in just over an hour.
Boisson had become the beloved of the local crowd after the impressive 10 players best Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva on the way to the semifinals.
His story, which returned from a torn acl suffered just before the 2024 tournament, inspired fans throughout France.
But the general, now just a victory of a second Grand Slam title, never allowed the emotion to interfere.
She broke Boisson six times, hitting clean and confident to achieve her third important final.
A generational final
Aryna Sabalenka [1] vs. Coconut Gobal [2]
Saturday, June 7 – Roland Garros Final
It will be a battle of the first two seeds, a rare occurrence in the volatile Women’s game today.
Sabalenka has an advantage of 4-3 in the head to the head on the base, including victories in their two Grand Slam meetings.
With Swiatek Detrons, the France Open will crown a new queen on Saturday, be it the power of Belarus, Sabalenka or the United States ascending icon, Gound.
