French Open: Aryna Sabalenka buries 2024 ghosts to qualify for semi-final
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has stormed into the semi-finals of the French Open 2025 women's singles after beating Qinwen Zheng in straight sets in the quarters on Tuesday, June 3. At Court Philippe-Chatrier, the 27-year-old Sabalenka took an hour and 57 minutes to win the match 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.Sabalenka also made amends following her defeat to the then 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the Roland Garros quarters last year. Having not dropped a set thus far in the ongoing clay-court major, Sabalenka also reached her ninth Grand Slam semis in her last 10 appearances.advertisementFrench Open 2025 Day 10 Updates
Sabalenka also won 34 of 39 matches in straight sets this season. It's more than the total wins of any other player on tour (Jessica Pegula - 31 wins). Sabalenka also played in the French Open semis in 2023 where Karolna Muchov beat her in straight sets."It was a true battle and I had no idea how I could break her back and get back into the first set. I didn't start well and I'm glad I found my rhythm and won," Sabalenka said in the on-court interview."I think we're all here for one reason. Everyone wants that beautiful trophy. I'm glad I have another opportunity, another semi-final to do better than last time. I really hope that by the end of the claycourt season I'm really proud of myself,' Sabalenka added.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/4QMNt3GzBb— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 3, 2025advertisementHow Sabalenka pinned ZhengAgainst Zheng, Sabalenka found herself under trouble early after dropping her serve. But soon she earned the break back and took the match in the tie-break. From there on, she didn't look back and closed the set out comfortably.In the second set, Sabalenka took a break early, but Zheng made a comeback to earn the break back. The Belarusian, however, didn't relent and went 5-3 up with another break. She finished the match off with her fourth break point of the match.In the semi-final, Sabalenka will be up against the winner of the other quarterfinal between defending champion Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina.Trending Reel
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