Iga Swiatek v Aryna Sabalenka live: Scores and updates from blockbuster French Open semi-final
Iga Swiatek faces Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open semi-finals as the defending champion takes on the World No 1 in her bid to win a record title at Roland Garros.
Swiatek is aiming to become the first player in the Open era to win four women's titles in a row but the fifth seed is looking to reach her first final since last year's triumph in Paris.
Sabalenka is yet to drop a set during the tournament and will be out to end Swiatek's 26-match winning streak as the Belarusian aims to win her first French Open title on the clay.
Later, French wildcard Lois Boisson looks to continue her incredible breakthrough run when she faces second seed Coco Gauff in the semi-finals.
Boisson, the World No 361, has beaten back-to-back top-10 opponents to reach the semi-finals on her grand slam debut and Gauff will have to face the home crowd who will be desperate for Boisson to continue her run.
Today's order of play
Court Philippe-Chatrier
From 2pm BST
[1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Iga Swiatek [5]
Followed by
[2] Coco Gauff vs Lois Boisson
French Open order of play, today's results and Roland Garros schedule
The women's semi-finals take place at Roland Garros with a place in Saturday's final up for grabs
Jamie Braidwood5 June 2025 10:02
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The French Open women's semi-finals are here with two very different matches scheduled on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Roland Garros will stage the blockbuster and long awaited grand slam meeting between defending champion Iga Swiatek and World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Swiatek has won 26 matches in a row at the French Open but Sabalenka has been in dominant form herself.
The other semi-final will put second seed Coco Gauff against France's Lois Boisson, the World No 361. Boisson's extraordinary run as a wildcard continued as she defeated Mirra Andreeva and the 22-year-old is the first French player to reach the women's semi-finals since Marion Bartoli in 2011.
Jamie Braidwood5 June 2025 10:00
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