French Open
Sabalenka for the first time in the finale of the French Open
Iga Swiatek has always won in Paris. But this time she found an opponent who was even stronger – the number one in the world.
The world ranking of Aryna Sabalenka has reached the final for the first time at the French Open. The 27-year-old from Belarus won her semi-finals against defending champion Iga Swiatek from Poland with 7: 6 (7: 1), 4: 6, 6: 0 and thus ended Swiatek’s impressive winning streak in the Stade Roland Garros. The Polish had won the title in the French capital in the past three years and played a total of 26 games in a row.
Sabalenka meets the world ranking second Coco Gauff from the USA or the French wildcard player Lois Boisson in the final on Saturday. The two players face each other in the second semi -finals today.
Perfect third sentence for Sabalenka
Sabalenka and Swiatek met at eye level for around two hours. Sabalenka started furiously, then the Polish fought back before number one in the tennis world got the first set in the tiebreak. In the second round, Swiatek increased again and made the sentence compensation. But then Sabalenka suddenly turned up and played the perfect third set.
“It feels incredible. But the job is not yet done. I still have to win a game,” said Sabalenka, who has won three Grand Slam tournaments so far.
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Source: Stern
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