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Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open streak - ESPN
No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open winning streak and reached the final in Paris for the first time by winning a back-and-forth semifinal 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 on Thursday.
Sabalenka dethrones four-times champion Swiatek to reach French Open final
PARIS :Four-times champion Iga Swiatek crashed out of the French Open after a 6-7(1) 6-4 0-6 semi-final defeat by world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday, ending her 26-game winning streak in the tournament.
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Australia on brink of World Cup after dramatic late winner
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Swiatek faces Sabalenka as Boisson eyes ‘dream’ French Open final
PARIS: Iga Swiatek puts her bid for a fourth straight French Open title on the line against world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday, before surprise French hero Lois Boisson aims to continue her fairytale run against Coco Gauff in the second semifinal.The biggest rivalry in the current women’s game will get its first instalment since last August in Cincinnati when the reigning Roland Garros champion goes up against the top seed.It will be only their second ever meeting at a Grand Slam tournament and their first since a three-set win for Swiatek in the 2022 US Open semifinals en route to the title.Swiatek holds an 8-4 winning record against Sabalenka, but came into the tournament under a cloud after a disappointing clay-court season and without even a final appearance since lifting the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen 12 months ago.But the Pole is on a remarkable 26-match winning streak in the French Open and could become the first woman to win four straight titles at Roland Garros since Suzanne Lenglen 102 years ago.“I don’t know if she elevates my game,” she said of Sabalenka.“But for sure our rivalry is pushing both of us, I think, but it’s not only about the level of tennis.
Sabalenka and Swiatek set for French Open semi-final blockbuster
PARIS : The French Open women's singles semi-finals take centre stage at Roland Garros on Thursday, when world number one Aryna Sabalenka meets four-times champion Iga Swiatek in a match worthy of a title clash.