Because of how different clay court tennis is stylistically from hard court or grass court, the French Open lends itself to dominance by players that have mastered that surface. On the men's side, we saw Rafael Nadal lord over the clay for nearly two decades,

No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has ended Iga Swiatek’s 26-match French Open winning streak and reached the final in Paris for the first time.

ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — In arguably the most anticipated women’s tennis match of the decade, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Iga Świątek Thursday to reach her first French Open final.

SportsLine's Jose Onorato reveals his picks for the 2025 French Open men's semifinal of Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner on Friday

It is unusual to think of Novak Djokovic as not being the favorite to win a French Open semifinal, given that his greatest clay-court rival Rafael Nadal has retired

Wild card Lois Boisson lit up the French Open on Wednesday when the home hope downed sixth-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva to make the semi-finals before Novak Djokovic set up a blockbuster meeting with world number one Jannik Sinner.

How to watch: The French Open will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and discovery+ in the UK. You can also follow live updates on ESPN. British tennis entered the French Open with a little more optimisim than usual, with stars Jack Draper, Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter all enjoying some success on clay this season.