Swiatek abdicates and Sabalenka will face Gauff in French Open final
The No. 1 in the WTA ranking beat the Polish player in three sets. She will be looking for her fourth Grand Slam crown and her first on Paris clay.
Sabalenka during the French Open semifinal
The WTA ranking's top-rated player, Aryna Sabalenka, will play the final of French Open for the first time in her career after defeating No. 5 Iga Swiatek, in the first semifinal match in three sets (7-6, 4-6, 6-0).
With this triumph, the 27-year-old Belarusian tennis player dethrones the 24-year-old Polish star, the defending champion, and who has four French Open titles to her credit.
"I feel amazing, but I have to understand that I haven't concluded the job yet. I'm just happy with today's performance," Sabalenka said.
The duel promised parity, and it delivered, at least in the first two sets. Sabalenka took the first set in a tiebreak. However, Swiatek, the last great specialist on the Paris clay, managed to even the scoreboard after winning the second set.
That stalemate was broken in the last set, when Sabalenka pressed the accelerator and did not yield a single game against her rival.
The defeat means the end of Swiatek's streak of 26 consecutive wins at the French Open.
If she wins, it would be the fourth Grand Slam for Sabalenka, who has two Australian Open titles and a U.S. Open in her trophy cabinet.
Gauff sweeps Boisson
The Belarusian tennis player will face Coco Gauff. The American, number two in the WTA ranking, swept the young French Lois Boisson in two sets (6-1 and 6-2).
Thus, Gauff will play her second French Open final and will fight to add the second Grand Slam to her record.
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