The World No. 1 has finally broken through to her first Roland Garros final! After missing out in 2023, Aryna Sabalenka has made her maiden appearance among the last two standing. She took down the defending champion in a merciless display, leaving Iga Swiatek with no games in their third set. But as she reminded everyone in her post-match interview, “The job is not done yet.” Her next opponent? The winner between 2022 runner-up Coco Gauff and the wildcard sensation, Lois Boisson! Does Sabalenka have a preference?
Well, she isn’t shy about sharing her thoughts! When asked about watching her possible next opponent’s semifinal, the Belarusian said, “I’ll let my team watch it today and tomorrow we’re gonna watch it together. Depends who’s going to win the match. But yeah, it’s another great semifinal, so enjoy guys. I’m pretty sure you’re going to be cheering for one person like crazy and I’m not sure if I really want her to win.” Smart move, right?
Albeit she doesn’t say it out loud, even Sabalenka, who’s been absolutely unstoppable on clay this year. Steamrolling every opponent in straight sets, including No. 16 Amanda Anisimova in the fourth round and No. 8 Qinwen Zheng in the quarters, has reason to sweat. Why? Because the rising French sensation has been on fire, knocking out top players left and right on her way to the semis!
“That feels 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞!”
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is all smiles after reaching her first Roland-Garros final #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/7AuK075v6X
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) June 5, 2025
Playing her very first French Open, Boisson is now eyeing a third straight top-10 scalp at Roland Garros. She’s aiming to pull off a stunner against world No. 2 Coco Gauff in Thursday’s semi-final showdown. The Paris crowd is buzzing after Boisson’s electric win over Mirra Andreeva in a nail-biting quarter-final, keeping her fairy-tale run alive and setting up a blockbuster clash with the second seed.
Meanwhile, Gauff showed nerves of steel to snap Madison Keys’s Grand Slam streak and book her third career semi-final in the French capital. With both players riding high, perhaps Aryna’s got plenty to think about—who wouldn’t be a little nervous with this much at stake?
Will Sabalenka’s prediction come true as she awaits the result of the next match? Only time will tell!
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