Winner Aryna Sabalenko from Belarus, Right and Poland’s Iga Swiatek hugs after their semi -final match of French tennis open (AP Photo) New Delhi: In a remarkable semifinal match at the French Open Aryna Sabalenko, in the world no. 1, stopped on Thursday at 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 victories.This victory not only prevented Swiatle from achieving the historic fourth successive title French Open in a professional era, but also built Sabalenko for its fourth main championship, potentially the first in clay courts.“It is incredible, but I also understand that the work is not done yet,” said Sabalenka, 27 -year -old Belaruský, who claimed the highest rating of WTA from Swiatus last October. “He’s the hardest opponent, especially on the dirt, especially in Roland Garros. I’m proud to win this victory. It was a hard match. … But somehow I did it.”
Polish Iga Swiatle celebrates when she won the quarterfinal match of the French tennis open against the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
Sabalenka’s next challenge awaits on Saturday’s final against No. 2 Coco Gauff or French Wild Card entry Looson, 361. She playfully addressed the crowd: “I’m sure you will cheer for one person like a fool and I’m not sure if I really want it to win.”
The match, played by Philippe-Chamrier’s closed roof due to rain, introduced an exceptional tennis from both players. However, the decisive performance of Sabalenka proved to be a zero unforced errors compared to twelve switches.For Swiatleka, this defeat extends the difficult period since its last victory of the French Open 12 months ago. The 24 -year -old Polish player, now in fifth place, tried to achieve the final, faced an unexpected Olympic semifinal departure, and experienced one month ban on a contaminated drug.
Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus celebrates when she won the semifinal match of the French tennis open against the Polish Iga Swiatle at the Roland-Grros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 5, 2025.
The dominance of Sabalenka in women’s tennis is obvious, and her six performances this year created a scale that was not visible from Serena Williams in 2013. Her powerful game, traditionally suitable for faster courts, proved to be as effective as her commanding performance.The dynamics of the match moved throughout, with Sabalenka initially led 4-1 before Swiato fought back to 5-4 in the first set. After winning Tiebreaker, Swiatus briefly regained dynamics in the second set, but Sabalenka eventually won the impressive Power tennis.The atmosphere was especially a pro-swiatus, with 15,000 crowd often sang “I-Gy!” Sabalenko responded to this partial support actively supported the engagement of the crowd after its successful points.
