World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka faces World No 2 Coco Gauff in the French Open final, with a new women’s singles champion set to be crowned at Roland Garros. Sabalenka ended three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek’s winning run with a dominant final-set in the semi-finals to progress to her first French Open final.

By Julien Pretot and Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka battled past four-times champion Iga Swiatek to reach her first French Open final with a 7-6(1) 4-6 6-0 win on Thursday that ended the Pole's reign in Paris and snapped her 26-game winning streak at the tournament.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka moves a step closer to a maiden French Open title by beating four-time champion Iga Swiatek in their blockbuster semi-final.