Coco Gauff reached his second final with Roland Garros by beating Roland Boisson 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to end the incredibly upset run by French wildcard entries.
The victory by No. 2 Gauff set the blockbuster championship match against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday.
Sabalenka is a three-time major champion and took the shot in fourth place by finishing Iga Swiatek’s 26-match French Open victory streak. Sabalenka’s 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 semi-final victory prevented Swiatek from becoming the first woman to win four consecutive championships in Paris during the Open era (since 1968).
This marks the second No. 2 women’s final at the French Open in the last 30 years, and is number one in the Grand Slam since the second Caroline Wozniacki defeated No. 1 Simona Halep at the 2018 Australian Open.
It was also a rematch at the 2023 US Open Finals, where Gauff beat Sabalenka to win her first major trophy at the age of 19.
Gough was runner-up at Roland Garros’ Sweet in 2022.
Ranked 361st in the world, Boisson defeated world No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 6 Mirra Andreeva in the previous round, but appeared to have contracted against Gauff. However, the 22-year-old will pocket a carrier that changes 690,000 euros ($789,567) in his prize money.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to the report.
