Roland Garros—Paris, France
Swiatek Reaches French Open Final
World No. 1 and three-time former Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek advanced to her fourth French Open final on Friday, defeating No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4.
Needing one hour and 37 minutes to advance, Swiatek won 64 percent of her first serve points, hit 10 winners and broke serve on four occasions.
Improving to 11-1 against Gauff in lifetime meetings, Swiatek will aim to win her fifth Major title on Saturday against either Mirra Andreeva or Jasmine Paolini.
Andreeva defeated an ailing No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in three sets on Thursday, while Paolini ousted an out-of-sorts No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina earlier in the day.
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Men’s Semifinal Preview
Friday’s French Open schedule will feature the men’s semifinals. Tennis’s next super rivalry will feature No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner taking on No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz. The pair are tied at four wins a piece in their career matches.
Sinner will be world No. 1 on Monday, while No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev will take on No. 7 seed Casper Ruud.
Ruud and Zverev are by far the two most inform clay-court players in the world at the moment. Zverev defeated 14-time winner Rafael Nadal in the first round, while Ruud recently won the title in Geneva and Barcelona, while making the finals in Monte Carlo.
Sunday’s men’s final will feature a first time French Open Champion.
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