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Iga Swiatek fortunate for dominant French Open run after rare loss vs Aryna Sabalenka

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Iga Swiatek said she was happy and fortunate to have enjoyed a dream run at the French Open, even though world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ended her 26-match winning streak on clay in the women’s singles semi-final. Sabalenka overpowered Swiatek 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-0 on Court Philippe Chatrier to halt the Pole’s title defense in a shock result on Thursday. The Belarusian’s power proved too much for the defending champion, who was aiming to become the first female player in the Open era since 1968 to win four consecutive titles in Paris. Swiatek had won the previous three editions, along with her maiden crown in 2020. The defeat was a blow for the 24-year-old, who had hoped to claim her first title in what has been a patchy year — one marked by a brief doping ban in 2024. “I love playing here, so for sure I’m happy I was fortunate enough to play so many great tournaments here. Even this one, I played better than weeks before,” Swiatek told reporters. “So I’m just happy that I have this place to come back to every year and just try to push myself.” French Open 2025 semi-final Highlights “The pace was from her super fast,” Swiatek said. “Especially in the beginning of the match, she played as hard as possible and pretty risky. So it was just hard to get into any rally. “And then, I was able to do that so more things happened because it wasn’t just like serve and one shot or return and one shot, and I could build a rally a little bit. “But in the third set I feel like we came back to what happened in the first, and she used her chances, and I didn’t really keep up what I was doing in the second set.” Swiatek showed plenty of determination in her previous two rounds to see off 13th seed Elina Svitolina and 12th seed Elena Rybakina, and she said she was satisfied with the quality she showed during the tournament. “Now it’s probably not the best time to look at the wider perspective,” Swiatek said. “So probably it wasn’t a bad tournament, but obviously not the result I wanted.” “Honestly, it feels incredible but I understand the job is not done yet. I’m just thrilled today with this win and the atmosphere,” Sabalenka said. “She’s the toughest opponent, especially on clay, especially at Roland Garros. It was a tough match it was a tricky match but I managed.” Published By: Saurabh Kumar Published On: Jun 5, 2025

Roland Garros: World No. 361 Lois Bosson lost for words as Paris fairytale continues

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Los Boisson’s name was on the lips of every fan at Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday, June 4. The World No. 361 scripted history by becoming the first wildcard in the Open Era to reach the semi-final of Roland Garros, and the first Frenchwoman to do so since 2011. Just days after stunning third seed Jessica Pegula in the Round of 16, the 22-year-old delivered another inspired performance to knock out sixth seed Mirra Andreeva. Unlike Monday’s gruelling three-set battle, Boisson wrapped up her quarter-final in straight sets, sending the Paris crowd into raptures as she sank to the court in tears of joy — the realisation of a dream in front of her home crowd. It was a tough evening for 18-year-old Andreeva, who struggled against the partisan atmosphere. The crowd jeered her mistakes and loudly backed Boisson, who remained composed even as her opponent appeared to lose her cool. Boisson stayed focused and sealed the match 7-6(6), 6-3 in two hours and eight minutes. Remarkably, Boisson had won just one main draw match on the WTA Tour before entering her maiden Grand Slam as a wildcard. But with back-to-back victories over Top 10 opponents, she has turned heads across the tennis world. She is only the third player since 1980 to reach the semi-finals on her Slam main-draw debut, joining legends Monica Seles (1989) and Jennifer Capriati (1990). “It’s incredible. Thank you for supporting me like this. I have no words,” Boisson told the crowd, who responded with thunderous applause. “I ran a bit too much because I was so tense early on,” she said. “But I fought hard in that first set, which was so intense. At the start of the second, I felt a little empty, but I hung in there and finished the job.” Boisson showed exceptional composure after trailing 1-3 and then 3-5 in the opening set. Unfazed, she unleashed her trademark forehand winners to claw back into the match. In the second set, she took full advantage of Andreeva’s lapse in focus to close out a famous win. Destiny had denied her the chance to compete at her home Grand Slam last year. Just before she could make her debut at Roland Garros, she suffered a serious ACL injury. Ranked in the 160s before that setback, Boisson had dropped into the 300s before her remarkable resurgence in Paris. Now assured of a spot inside the world’s top 70, Boisson is set to become the new French No. 1 in women’s singles — a meteoric rise that few could have predicted. She faces a formidable challenge next in second seed Coco Gauff, but given her giant-killing run, the belief in Paris is stronger than ever. When she entered the tournament, few had even heard her name. On Friday, the crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier will be roaring for one of their own — a breakout star who’s captured the heart of French tennis. Published By: Akshay Ramesh Published On: Jun 5, 2025