Sabalenka, Cibiontech Blocks French Open for 4 consecutive losses...Goff and Final Clash
Sabalenka, Cibiontech Blocks French Open for 4 consecutive losses...Goff and Final Clash
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Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus), the world's No. 1 player in women's tennis, advanced to the final after preventing Iga Cibiontech (56,352 euros in total prize money, about 87.67 billion won) from winning four consecutive French Open titles.
Sabalenka will face Coco Goff (2nd, USA) in the final and No. 1 and No. 2 in the rankings.
Sabalenka defeated Cibiontech 2-1 (7-6<7-1> 4-6 6-0) in the semifinals of the women's singles on day 12 of the tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on the 5th (local time).
Sabalenka, who won the 2023 Australian Open, last year's Australian Open, and the U.S. Open, will reach the final of the French Open for the first time in her life and try to win her fourth major tournament.
Civiontech, who was called the "Queen of Claycoat," failed to win for the fifth time in his French Open career and to lose four consecutive tournaments.
The tournament's winning streak also ended in 26 games.
Sabalenka narrowed the gap with Cibiontech to 5-8 in their opponents.
Sabalenka was weak enough to fall far behind Civiontech with 1 win and 5 losses on clay, but it was different on this day.
He rarely gave up a chance by blowing a strong ground stroke, and Ciontech was exhausted in the third set, but failed to win a game and gave up the game in vain.
Civiontech was a leading candidate for gold in women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics tennis in Roland Garros last year, but stayed on the bronze medal table, followed by a decline in the second half of the year after being disciplined for a positive doping test.
This year's clay court season marked the French Open without winning any tournaments.
In the following game, Goff completely quelled Royce Boisson's "361st place gust" by 2-0 (6-16-2) and reached the final on the 7th local time.
Goff, who had to settle for second place after losing to Civiontech in the 2022 final, had his first chance to win in three years.
If he defeats Sabalenka, he will become the first American to win the women's singles title at the French Open since Serena Williams (retired) in 2015.
Goff, who was born in 2004 and is 175 centimeters tall, is considered to be strong in his fast feet and strong physical strength.
On the other hand, Sabalenka, born in 1998, is a player who stands out from his tall height of 182 centimeters. Among active female players, Kang is the first to be picked.
The two's career opponents were 5 wins and 5 losses, and Sabalenki won 2-0 in the final of the Madrid Open, the most recent match.
Even considering the confrontation on clay, one win and one loss cannot determine the superiority and inferiority.
Just looking at the history of major tournaments, it is also tight with one win and one loss.
At the 2023 U.S. Open finals, Goff came from behind to win his first major championship. This is Goff's only record of winning a major championship in singles.
Sabalenka won 2-0 in the semifinals of last year's Australian Open.
At the time, Sabalenka drove the momentum and won the championship.
After confirming his trip to the finals, Sabalenka said, "Sibiontech is the toughest opponent on clay, especially in Roland Garros," adding, "I'm incredibly happy, but I know I still have work to do." 바카라
"I felt like the world was going to end (when I was runner-up three years ago), but the sun was still up the next day," Goff said. "When I was walking down the street in Paris, no one cared that I lost. I don't think this finals will be a big part of my life," Goff said. "I'm happy to face No. 1 in the world at the finals. I'm looking forward to it," he said, looking calm.