Here's what to look out for in the women’s semifinals at the 2025 French Open as three-time defending champion Iga Świątek takes on Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff faces off with Cinderella story Lois Boisson.

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The women’s semifinals at the French Open will see three-time defending champion Iga Świątek take on world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a highly anticipated match. Świątek’s dominance on clay and recent adjustments to her game make her a formidable opponent, while Sabalenka’s variety and confidence as the top-ranked player add intrigue to the contest.

In the other semifinal, Coco Gauff will play Lois Boisson, who has become a standout story of the tournament. Boisson, who was ranked 361 in the world and is now in the top 60, is competing in her first Grand Slam after recovering from knee surgery. Gauff’s consistent performance and Boisson’s momentum, buoyed by strong home support, set the stage for an exciting matchup.

French Open: What to look out for in the women’s semifinals

Mats, we have Arina Sabalenka versus Iga Svantek. In my eyes, this is a dream semifinal for everyone. Well, it's a dream semifinal because Sabalenka is world number one. Iga Svantek is easily the most dominant player on clay for a very long time, so it should be a great match. In terms of Arina Sabalenka's game on clay, I really like it because she plays with a lot of variety. What are your views of Sabalenka? Can she beat Svantek on a clay court? She needs to play, I think, perfectly. She needs to move extremely well. She needs to use a little bit of a variation because I think Iga, when she's in the zone, she's so difficult to step back. So, I don't know, who would you like to be today? Arina or Iga? I think I would like to be Iga because I come in with so much confidence and I like that she has changed her game just a little bit. She's playing a little bit further behind the baseline and she gives herself a little bit more time and I think that's really important on a clay court here in Roland-Garros. And I think it's a 50-50 situation. Iga's confidence must be much, much better now after five matches than it was before the tournament. And what do you think is more important? Because I'm not so sure, the experience from Svantek winning here so many times or maybe the current situation, the form and the shape from Arina. Well, I think Arina most probably goes in thinking that she's the favorite, even though she hasn't won Roland-Garros because she's so confident as world number one. She's so comfortable as world number one. But Iga Svantek, if she feels that she has a chance early on in the match, I think her confidence is going to grow and she's going to play. She's going to be very tough to beat. You have to beat Iga because she's not going to beat herself. Exactly. And Loïse Boisson. Wow, what a story. She's facing Coco Gauff. But I mean, the way she's playing, the way she's dealing with the whole pressure, with the whole country on her back. It's incredible. She came into the tournament as the French number 24. And now after a week and a half here, she's ranked number one in France. She was 361 in the world and now she's in the top 60. So the story is amazing. You know, 12 months ago, she had an ACL knee surgery. She was supposed to play here, couldn't play. And she's never played a Grand Slam tournament before. Can you imagine? No, I mean, this is unreal. I mean, the way she's dealing with everything, the expectations, you know. And her game, you know, with ground strokes like forehand topspin, huge serve. You know, she's moving well. But she's facing Coco Gauff. It's going to be tough. Coco Gauff is playing well. She can play better. And that's the scary thing because she's still winning when she doesn't play great. And she beat Madison Keys 6-1 in the third set in the quarterfinals. And that's very convincing. So Coco Gauff also does not beat herself. You have to beat her. So it's going to be a very interesting match. I think Louise Boisson has a chance because of the crowd. Because the people here are going absolutely crazy for Boisson. We will see what happens.

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