Because of how different clay court tennis is stylistically from hard court or grass court, the French Open lends itself to dominance by players that have mastered that surface. On the men's side, we saw Rafael Nadal lord over the clay for nearly two decades,

Aryna Sabalenka overcame inner doubts and a strong challenge from Iga Swiatek to win their French Open semifinal clash in three sets. Sabalenka's powerful performance, marked by 28 winners and forcing errors from Swiatek,

PARIS — The biggest difference Coco Gauff sees between the player who lost her first Grand Slam final at the 2022 French Open at age 18 , and the one who will play for the trophy again on Saturday at 21, this time against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, is the way she views the importance of the occasion.