World No. 1 Iga Świątek seeks third straight French Open title

The GIST: Roland-Garros championship weekend is on deck, with a David vs. Goliath women’s final showdown, while the final four men standing signal a changing of the guard in the game.

Men’s singles semifinal: First up today at 8:30 a.m. ET, a clash between youngsters No. 2 Jannik Sinner and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz. These two have already battled eight times in their pro careers, with 2024 Australian Open–winning Sinner and two-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz each winning four matches. The stakes are higher than ever with a trip to Sunday’s final on the line.

• On the other side of the draw, No. 4 Alexander Zverev is into his fourth straight French Open semis and will be hoping to finally break through to the championship match, but third time might be the charm for his opponent, 2022 and 2023 Roland-Garros finalist No. 7 Casper Ruud. First serve is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET.

Women’s singles final: After dismantling American No. 3 Coco Gauff in straight sets during yesterday’s semis, the ever-dominant world No. 1 Iga Świątek extended her Roland-Garros win streak to 20 matches and clinched a chance to win her third straight French Open title.

• Standing in her way? Italy’s No. 12 Jasmine Paolini, who stunned the competition and herself en route to her first career Grand Slam final. See if it’s the favorite or the underdog calling game, set, and match tomorrow.