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The women’s singles semifinals take place today as defending champion Iga Swiatek clashes with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a mouthwatering clash.
On the other side of the draw, there is US interest as Coco Gauff faces off against a surprise semifinalist in the unseeded Lois Boisson of France.
Earlier on Thursday, Italian duo Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Americans Taylor Townsend and Evan King to claim the mixed doubles crown.
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There's a walk up the steps past the great names of tennis for both Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka as they get announced on court.
Both have their headphones on, they're in the zone and will warm up shortly.
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What a double bill of women's singles action we have on the way this afternoon.
Now that we've whittled down to the final four in both the men's and women's singles competitions we have a bit of a later start to things.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek should be on court soon — Coco Gauff and Lois Boisson will follow on shortly after we know our first finalist.
Plenty of French celebs are in attendance at Roland Garros for today’s two semifinals. From L-R, we have actor Audrey Marnay, former Miss France Amandine Peti and France soccer international Josuha Guilavogui.
Our mixed doubles king and queen have been interviewed following their triumph earlier today. Italy’s Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori beat Americans Taylor Townsend and Evan King in straight sets on Court Philippe Chatrier 6-4, 6-2.
💬 Errani:
“Congrats to Evan and Taylor, it was some battle today against you. We had to study a lot. Thanks of course to Andrea, my best friend. It is so much fun to play with you. You are an amazing person, and it is special to be here with you. You had an incredible tournament.”
💬 Vavassori:
“Thanks to Sara. It is unbelievable to be in another Grand Slam final together. We had an amazing run at the US Open, it was a dream come true. We love to play together. We are best friends, so it is amazing.”
This is an important occasion in the Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Świątek rivalry. This is their first meeting at Roland Garros on the clay.
Sabalenka and Świątek played once previously at a slam. That was the 2022 U.S. Open which Świątek won in three sets en route to winning the title.
Given Świątek's success at Roland Garros and Sabalenka's rising dominance on the clay makes this showdown a must watch.
This is the 13th meeting between Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Świątek. The Pol has an 8-4 record over the world No. 1.
Their last meeting on clay was at the 2024 Italian Open, where Świątek won in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
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Below is the path Iga Świątek went on to advance to the French Open semifinals:
It all comes down to this — our winner will come from one of these four names.
Here's a reminder of our semifinal lineup today:
What a day it will be.
If Thursday’s French Open semifinal between Iga Świątek and Aryna Sabalenka feels like a rare women’s tennis heavyweight battle at a Grand Slam, that’s because it is.
Świątek and Sabalenka have been the two most dominant WTA players of this decade, winning eight slams between them. But this is only their second meeting at a major, the first coming three years ago at the U.S. Open, before Sabalenka had won her first Grand Slam title. Since then, they have won 23 titles between them, including the U.S. Open that Świątek won in 2022, after beating Sabalenka in the semifinals.
It’s not just Świątek and Sabalenka who have met relatively rarely at the slams. Add Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina, the other two most successful players over the past few years, and there have been just 10 Grand Slam matches between the four since the start of 2022. Compare that with the three and a half seasons when the men’s Big Four — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray — were at their peak, between Wimbledon 2009 and the end of 2012, in which time they met 24 times, plus two at the Olympic Games.
This matters not because Świątek, Sabalenka, Gauff and Rybakina should be asked to match the ridiculous standards of that famed quartet. It matters because the greatest tennis rivalries, played out at the Grand Slams, define and elevate the sport around the world.
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Townsend (4) & King (4) 4-6, 2-6 Errani (3) & Vavassori (3)
The women's singles starts a little bit later on and first up this morning on Court Philippe Chatrier there was the small matter of the mixed doubles final underway between the USA's Taylor Townsend and Evan King and Italy's Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
The Italian duo have a pulled off a a straight sets win and have their hands on silverware at Roland Garros.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will follow this match on Chatrier.
Yesterday we heard plenty about the wind and the weather and how it affected the matches taking place on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Both Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev switched their rackets to meet conditions in the evening showpiece match, while other stars like Jannik Sinner commented on the havoc caused by the wind.
And the forecast can have as much to do with the outcome of a match on clay as any contribution from individual players. For the close to two decades in which Rafael Nadal was dominating the French Open, his prodigious topspin made the rest of the men’s locker room joke that if the weather in Paris was good they might as well go home.
Will we see weather affecting the clay courts today?
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Below is the path Frenchwoman Lois Boisson took to reach the Roland Garros semifinals, as she prepares for her match against Coco Gauff later today:
Some good stats from Opta on yesterday's women’s quarterfinal:
Loïs Boisson is the third player since 1980 to reach the semifinals at their maiden women’s singles Grand Slam main draw appearance, after Monica Seles (Roland Garros 1989) and Jennifer Capriati (Roland Garros 1990).
She is also the first French player to reach a women’s singles Grand Slam semifinal since Caroline Garcia at the US Open 2022, and the first at Roland Garros since Marion Bartoli in 2011.
Missed out on all the key talking points from yesterday's action at the French Open? Have no fear, our tennis team at The Athletic has you covered.
From Mirra Andreeva showing how far she has come in an unlikely way to another reminder of the impact of bettors on athletes’ lives — we digest all the big issues from day 11 in our French Open briefing.
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Below is the path that Aryna Sabalenka took to reach the French Open semifinals:
Per AccuWeather, the forecast in Paris is calling for cloudy with a 66 percent chance of rain in the morning (2.9 mm). Wouldn't be surprised to see the roof closed on Court Philippe-Chatrier at some point today.
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…at least, that is the case for Aryna Sabalenka who is looking to seal her place in the final today.
Iga Swiatek stands in her way, though. She has been working hard on a routine — both on match days and on days off — without letting that fall into superstition or obsession, as she progresses through the rounds of the French Open.
That plus a willingness to obliterate any opponent in her path on the way to what she hopes will be her first Roland Garros title, could well set her up for success. Here's what she told TNT Sports about her preparations:
💬 “I’ll have the same breakfast on the day when I’m playing. Avocado on toast with two fried eggs. I don’t care (who I play next). Whoever makes it to the semis means they are playing good tennis. I want to compete and I want to win.”
Coco Gauff’s path to the French Open quarterfinals has been nothing short of dominant, with the American yet to drop a set.
A tiebreak against Marie Bouzkova in the third round is the closest anyone has come to taking her to three sets so far.
We need to keep making the most of calling Loïs Boisson the world No. 361 — because it is not going to last much longer.
Boisson is now guaranteed a fresh, career-high ranking of world No. 68 after winning her quarterfinal against Mirra Andreeva yesterday.
And in truth, she looks like a much better player than No. 68 now too.

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