Alcaraz reached the men's singles final of the 2025 French Open, and Sabalenka will compete with Gauff for the crown

On the 6th local time, Alcaraz came from behind in the men's singles quarterfinals of the 2025 French Open, 4:6, 7:6 (7:3), 6:0, 2:0 when he was leading, the Italian 8th seed Musetti, who had a one-handed backhand, withdrew due to injury, allowing the Spanish 2nd seed to advance to the clay Grand Slam final for 2 consecutive years and seek to defend his title on Sunday.

Musetti (right) retired due to injury and Alcaraz stepped forward to pay his respects

After three sets of fierce battles, Sabalenka defeated Poland's defending champion Swiatek 7:6 (7:1), 4:6, 6:0, and the top seed of Belarus entered the women's singles final of the French Open for the first time, and also broke the 26-game winning streak of the "Queen of Clay" who dominated three consecutive times, and met the second seed Gauff of the United States on the evening of the 7th.

"It's a great pleasure to beat her at the French Open. It's unbelievable and I'm proud of it. Sabalenka swept six games in the deciding set to end the four-game tiebreaker, and after Swiatek became famous at Roland Garros in Paris, she became the first woman to reach the singles finals of three Grand Slams (US Open 2024, Australian Open 2025, French Open) after Serena Williams in 2016 (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon). ”

Sabalenka, who is good at hard court battles, has three Grand Slam titles from 2023, 2024 Australian Open, and last year's US Open, which is the first time she has reached the finale of a Grand Slam on clay since the semifinals of the 2023 French Open. I've been improving over the years, and now I'm very comfortable on clay, and I can enjoy the game, so it means even more if I win the title. ”

As for the 21-year-old Gauff's quick victory, 6:1, 6:2 tamed the 361-ranked landlord's wild card big dark horse Boisson, since 2022 to return to the decisive battle, she hopes to learn the lessons of the defeat to Schviette three years ago, and now face the menacing Sabalenka can win, becoming the first American to be blocked after the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.