Tennis-Sabalenka downs holder Swiatek to set up French Open final with Gauff


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 05 Jun 2025

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2025 Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts during her semi final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka battled past four-times champion Iga Swiatek to reach her first French Open final with a 7-6(1) 4-6 6-0 win on Thursday that ended the Pole's reign in Paris and snapped her 26-game winning streak at the tournament.

The Belarusian will face 2022 finalist Coco Gauff in Saturday's showcase match after the American crushed French hopes with a straight-sets victory over wild card Lois Boisson.

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