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Associated Press
Jun 5, 2025, 01:14 PM ET
PARIS -- Coco Gauff reached her 2nd last astatine Roland Garros by beating Loïs Boisson 6-1, 6-2 connected Thursday to extremity the surprising, upset-filled tally by a French wild-card introduction who is ranked No. 361.
The triumph by No. 2 Gauff sets up a blockbuster title lucifer against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka connected Saturday.
Sabalenka is simply a three-time large champion and earned a changeable astatine a fourth by ending Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open winning streak. Sabalenka's 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 triumph successful the semifinals prevented Swiatek from becoming the archetypal pistillate to triumph 4 consecutive championships successful Paris successful the Open epoch (since 1968).
This volition beryllium conscionable the 2nd No. 1 vs. No. 2 women's last astatine the French Open successful the past 30 years.
It's besides a rematch of the 2023 US Open final, successful which Gauff bushed Sabalenka to assertion her archetypal large trophy astatine property 19.
Gauff was the runner-up to Swiatek astatine Roland Garros successful 2022.
