World No. 1 Iga Swiatek accomplished her French Open three-peat with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini on Saturday. She is now the youngest energetic participant with at the least 5 Grand Slam trophies.
Paolini discovered a 2-1 lead within the first set, however Swiatek responded by utterly taking on and profitable the subsequent 10 video games. Paolini was capable of get on the board within the second set, however Swiatek had all of the momentum and was unimaginable to cease.
Swiatek has now received 19 consecutive clay matches, together with the Madrid and Italian Open. She turned the primary participant to win these titles together with the French Open since Serena Williams in 2013.
Though she misplaced on Saturday, Paolini is having a breakout season at 28-years-old. She had not made it previous the second spherical of a significant till this yr, and she or he will likely be making her debut within the WTA High 10 subsequent week. Her journey at Roland Garros is not over fairly but, as she will likely be competing within the doubles last with associate Sara Errani on Sunday.
On the lads’s competitors, Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first French Open final with a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win in opposition to No. 2 Jannik Sinner within the semifinals on Friday. On Sunday, Alcaraz will likely be taking over No. 4 Alexander Zverev in a battle at Roland Garros.
Alcaraz will now have the chance to win the French Open for the primary time in his skilled profession. The 21-year outdated beforehand was defeated within the 2023 French Open semifinals by Novak Djokovic, who needed to withdraw from the 2024 French Open on account of a knee damage.
In the meantime, Zverev received one of the best of No. 7 Casper Ruud as he earned a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in Friday’s different semifinal matchup. Zverev lastly broke by way of the proverbial glass ceiling after being eradicated within the French Open semifinals in every of the earlier three years. Zverev has one Grand Slam title underneath his belt as he defeated Karen Khachanov to win the 2020 US Open last.
Most lately, Alcaraz and Zverev confronted each other within the Australian Open quarterfinals in a match the place Zverev got here out on high.
Right here is every part you’ll want to know in regards to the 2024 French Open.
How one can watch the 2024 French Open
Date: Could 26 – June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros — Paris
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Stream: fubo (try for free)
Males’s last
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 4 Alexander Zverev — Sunday, 9 a.m. ET
Males’s semifinal matchups
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 2 Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 7 Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Males’s quarterfinal matchups
- No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 11 Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- No. 7 Casper Ruud def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic (walkover)
Girls’s last
Girls’s semifinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1
Girls’s quarterfinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 8 Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. No. 4 Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Males’s singles seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniil Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Taylor Fritz
- Holger Rune
- Tommy Paul
- Ben Shelton
- Nicolas Jarry
- Ugo Humbert
- Karen Khachanov
- Alexander Bublik
- Sebastian Baez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone
- Cam Norrie
Girls’s singles seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Maria Sakkari
- Qinwen Zheng
- Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Carolina Garcia
- Emma Navarro
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Elise Mertens
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Noskova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Leylah Fernandez
- Katerina Siniakova
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