Roland Garros 2025: Gauff ends Boisson's French fairytale; Sabalenka awaits in final

In a clinical performance on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Gauff ended Boisson's French fairytale with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 result. The American was wisely understated in an effort to keep the home crowd quiet, and she targeted the Frenchwoman's backhand for all 69 minutes of the one-sided semifinal.

The straight-sets win was Gauff's fifth in six matches this fortnight, with compatriot Madison Keys the lone opponent to force her to a deciding frame. The second seed was a 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-1 winner in that matchup on Wednesday against the reigning Australian Open champion, prevailing in a battle of the two most recent American major singles champs.

Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, will next face Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of that year's New York final. The world No. 1 sprinted through the finish line in a 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-0 victory against defending Roland Garros titlist Iga Swiatek on Thursday to reach her first final at the clay-court major. Like Gauff, Sabalenka has only lost one set en route to the title round.

Gauff and Sabalenka are knotted at 5-5 in their head-to-head series, including a 1-1 mark at the majors. Sabalenka won their most recent meeting, 6-3, 7-6(3), in last month's Madrid final.

While Sabalenka will be playing her first French Open final, Gauff reached that stage in Paris in 2022, when she was beaten by Swiatek. The American has now reached at least the quarterfinals for five straight years at Roland Garros, where she holds a 26-5 record—her best at any major in terms of both win percentage and total wins.

By reaching her third Grand Slam singles final, Gauff also continued a streak of U.S. women in major finals: Following Pegula's US Open final run and Keys' Aussie Open triumph, an American has now advanced to three Grand Slam women's singles finals in a row.

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