JAKARTA - The match between number 1 players against world number 2 players to fight for the title of Roland Garros -- for the first time in more than a decade -- was created with Aryna Sabalenka meeting Coco Gauff in the French Open final.
US tennis player Coco Gauff ended the story of Cinderella, France's wild card, Lois Geisson in the semifinals with a score of 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the French Open final for the second time.
"In my first final here, I was very nervous, and I didn't feel excited even before the game started," said Gauff, who was runner-up in Swiatek in 2022, quoted by the WTA, Friday.
Gauff will try to win his second Grand Slam title in Paris, after winning at the US Open 2023 -- where he beat Sabalenka in three sets -- in the upcoming final on Saturday (7/6).
"Of course, here I am much more confident after playing in the previous Grand Slam final and performing well in one of them. Yes, I think entering Saturday I will give my best and try to be as calm and relaxed as possible," said the 21-year-old tennis player.
"Whatever happens, happens, and know that I have put my best efforts".
The world number 1 and number 2 meeting for the GrandSlam title last took place in the 2018 AustralianOpen when Caroline Wozniacki beat Simona Halepdan in Paris in 2013 when Maria Sharapova won over Serena Williams.
Sabalenka and Gauff have a simbang head-to-head record. They have an overall record of 5-5 and 1-1 in the Grand Slam event.
"The semifinals are a big game, and it feels like a final, but I know that work is not finished yet," said Sabalenka.
"I had to perform there on Saturday, and I had to fight and put out my best tennis game, and I had to work hard to win that title, especially if it was Coco."
Meanwhile, in the semifinal match, Gauff put his best efforts against Boisson, who is ranked 361, did not give the Frenchman a foothold in the game or fans to engage themselves in supporting the first local tennis player to reach the semifinals in more than a decade.
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Gauff broke service six times in an hour and nine minutes, and Keisson never took the lead on the scoreboard.
At the start of the second set, he managed to break point at the Gauff service in the third game and, then, immediately bounced back when the American led 3-1, but was unable to reduce the gap.
Unable to find the level that led him past third seed Jessica Pegula and sixth seed Mirra Andreeva -- Bousson beat eight winners to 33 mistakes themselves -- the Frenchman remains Paris after two weeks of changing his life, and will cut more than 300 places from his WTA rankings on Monday.
"He played really great ... I felt like running everywhere on the pitch today, so it was very difficult. He was really solid, and I couldn't play my game today because he was too great," said Keisson.
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