Aryna Sabalenka v Coco Gauff: French Open 2025 women's singles final

The Guardian

12 hours ago

Update:
Date: 2025-06-07T12:04:17.000Z
Title: How did they get here?
Content:
Gauff beat home darling Boisson
Sabalenka torched the previous queen of these clay courts.
Update:
Date: 2025-06-07T12:00:06.000Z
Title: Tumaini Carayol is our man in Paris, and here's his preview of the women's final.
Content:
This tournament places Gauff at an interesting intersection. She has already enjoyed her first breakthrough, winning her first major title at the 2023 US Open and then backing it up by triumphing at the WTA Finals in Riyadh last year. At a time when two players – Sabalenka and Swiatek – have distanced themselves from the field by consistently racking up big titles on the biggest stages, the next question for Gauff is whether she is ready and capable of taking another leap forward and consistently competing for every grand slam.
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Date: 2025-06-07T12:00:06.000Z
Title: Preamble
Content: The stage is set for the big-hitters in a year where the Roland Garros courts seem to have served such players well. Coco Gauff seeks her second Grand Slam on the scene of her 2022 defeat to Iga Świątek. Aryna Sabalenka seeks her fourth Grand Slam in her first ever final in Paris. A new name will be written on the trophy by the end of the affair. It's the world No 1 taking on America's No 1, and world No 2. In short, the two best players in the game at the moment.
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