Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini and Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev are set for the finals this weekend at Roland Garros
By Isabel Gonzalez
• 3 min read
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek completed her French Open three-peat with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini on Saturday. She is now the youngest active player with at least five Grand Slam trophies.
Paolini found a 2-1 lead in the first set, but Swiatek responded by completely taking over and winning the next 10 games. Paolini was able to get on the board in the second set, but Swiatek had all the momentum and was impossible to stop.
Swiatek has now won 19 consecutive clay matches, including the Madrid and Italian Open. She became the first player to win those titles along with the French Open since Serena Williams in 2013.
Although she lost on Saturday, Paolini is having a breakout season at 28-years-old. She had not made it past the second round of a major until this year, and she will be making her debut in the WTA Top 10 next week. Her journey at Roland Garros isn't over quite yet, as she will be competing in the doubles final with partner Sara Errani on Sunday.
On the men's competition, Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first French Open final with a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals on Friday. On Sunday, Alcaraz will be taking on No. 4 Alexander Zverev in a battle at Roland Garros.
Alcaraz will now have the opportunity to win the French Open for the first time in his professional career. The 21-year old previously was defeated in the 2023 French Open semifinals by Novak Djokovic, who had to withdraw from the 2024 French Open due to a knee injury.
Meanwhile, Zverev got the best of No. 7 Casper Ruud as he earned a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in Friday's other semifinal matchup. Zverev finally broke through the proverbial glass ceiling after being eliminated in the French Open semifinals in each of the previous three years. Zverev has one Grand Slam title under his belt as he defeated Karen Khachanov to win the 2020 US Open final.
Most recently, Alcaraz and Zverev faced one another in the Australian Open quarterfinals in a match where Zverev came out on top.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 French Open.
How to watch the 2024 French Open
Date:May 26 - June 9, 2024
Location:Roland Garros -- Paris
TV:NBC, Tennis Channel, Peaco*ck |Stream:fubo (try for free)
Men's final
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 4 Alexander Zverev -- Sunday, 9 a.m. ET
Men's semifinal matchups
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 2 Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 7 Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Men's quarterfinal matchups
- No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 11 Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- No. 7 Casper Ruud def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic (walkover)
Women's final
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 12 Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1
Women's semifinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1
Women's quarterfinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 8 Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. No. 4 Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Men's singles seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniil Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Taylor Fritz
- Holger Rune
- Tommy Paul
- Ben Shelton
- Nicolas Jarry
- Ugo Humbert
- Karen Khachanov
- Alexander Bublik
- Sebastian Baez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone
- Cam Norrie
Women's singles seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Maria Sakkari
- Qinwen Zheng
- Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Carolina Garcia
- Emma Navarro
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Elise Mertens
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Noskova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Leylah Fernandez
- Katerina Siniakova
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