The French Open has entered its final climax. Last night and this morning, Beijing time, the list of women's singles finals was released, and the top seed and world No. 1 Sabalenka and the second seed and world No. 2 Gauff lived up to expectations and both reached the final.
The last time the top two seeds reached the women's Grand Slam singles title was back at the 2018 Australian Open. At that time, second seed and Danish sweetheart Wozniacki defeated top seed Halep 2-1 to win the only Grand Slam title of his career. The last time such a story took place at the French Open, in 2013, when top seed Serena Williams defeated arch-rival Maria Sharapova 2-0.
This year, the process of the two to reach the final this time is very different, and Gauff, who has already won a Grand Slam championship, is obviously maturing in mentality. Before facing the local dark horse, the American youngster was ready to face the boos of the audience. In the end, the big dark horse who beat supernova Andreeva to a bad temper in the last round was helpless in the face of the runner-up of the previous tournament and lost by a big score. Gauff will face Sabalenka in a Grand Slam final for the second time after the US Open final last year.
In the other match, Swiatek fought back from 3-0 down in the first set to drag the match into a tie-break, and despite the loss, there was a vague glimpse of her determination to defend her backyard.
In the first two sets of the match, the two staged a break battle, frequently breaking the opponent's serve. Swiatek lifted her spirits and levelled the aggregate score. It was expected that the two sides would present an even more unpredictable decisive battle in the deciding set. But who knew that the Pole's form suddenly dropped, and Sabalenka soon took a 3-0 lead like in the first set.
This time, she didn't let the situation become tense. He was still on the line with a strong serve, but in the end the defending champion lost the match in a deciding set. Schwaratek's 26-match winning streak at the French Open came to an end, and her year-long title drought continued.
It was Sabalenka's 10th semi-final in her last 11 Grand Slam appearances and her first French Open final. The world No. 1 is having the best period of her career so far, and after missing Wimbledon due to injury last year, she is looking to close her total to Serena Williams' record after this year's grass court season.
Dwarf in contrast to Swiatek, who was given a duck egg by his opponent in his back garden, and I am afraid that only he knows the taste.
Mo Dao mulberry night, for the sun is still full of sky. The era of Swiatek's dominance has turned the page, and she is now ranked No. 7 in the world rankings after starting the season with No. 2 in the world. Will she just give up on the grass season and settle for herself? What will the world women's tennis situation go after the French Open? Let's wait and see!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)