Jasmine Paolini will be in the women’s final at Roland Garros on Saturday to face Every Swiatek, world number 1 and triple champion of the tournament. The 28-year-old Italian tennis player, who had never before made it past the second round at Roland Garros, snuck into this year’s transalpine party in Paris that she also organizes Jannick Sinner, by beating the Russian Mirra Andreeva17 years old and debutant in the tournament by 6-3 and 6-1.
Winning the title seems much more complicated for Paolini, who will face a intratable Swiatek. The number 1 is waiting for her to play her fourth final in Paris, after beating the American Coco Gauff by 6-2 and 6-4. The only Italian to have won Roland Garros in the history of the tournament has so far been Francesca Schiavone in 2010 and that repeated the final in 2011. Sara Errani was a finalist in 2012.
Since she saved a match ball in the second round against the Japanese Naomi Osaka, Swiatek is the undisputed favorite to enter her name in the tournament’s record for the fourth time after achieving it in 2020, 2022 and 2023. Since her debut in the tournament in 2019, she has only lost 2 games out of 35.
Gauff, who next Monday will rise to second place in the world, champion of the last United States Open, was powerless to stop a Swiatek who has won it 11 of the 12 times they have met on a track. The American’s only victory was last year in Cincinnati. This Thursday, Gauff left with a defeat in which she accumulated 39 unforced errors and 27 winners, trying to put pressure on Swiatek who withstood the onslaught and knew how to keep the pace of the game.
Neither Andreevatrained by Conchita Martinezhad his best day, after having caused the surprise the day before by eliminating Aryna Sabalenkaworld number 2.
A third consecutive victory for Swiatek I would equal it to the Belgian Justine Heninwho achieved the feat in 2005, 2006 and 2007 or the American Monica Selesborn in Serbia, who achieved it in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
2024-06-06 17:17:34
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