Sabalenkas Finale Schlagfeuerwerk – Diepresse.com
The French Open also wants to win number one, the final opponent Coco Gauff is prepared.
Is she also making it on sand? Aryna Sabalenka won three Grand Slam titles, all three on hard court. A victory on Saturday in the Finale of the French Open (3 p.m., live EurosportServus TV) would be the next step for the current number one in the world and the final proof that no one can hand her water even on red ash.
« I can play flat. I can play with spin. I can play on the defensive from behind, » said the 27-year-old Belarusin, after ending Iga świątek’s paris rainy in the semi-finals. « That is what works best for me on sand. »
In fact, however, the following also applies to sand: Sabalenka feels most comfortable and is most effective when it hits the balls as hard as possible. The contrast program to the final opponent Coco Gauff, who can also make pace with her forehand, but her clay court games win primarily thanks to her impact work, her defense skills and her game instinct. The 21-year-old American, whose star was once opened in Linz, is already a major winner, she won the US Open in 2023-in the final against Sabalenka.
« /> Coco Gauff in Paris. Imago / Li Jing
In any case, Paris, where there have been sensational success so often, experience a new winner face today. If this time not a surprising one. For the first time since 2013, Roland Garros faces the two top players. (Joe)
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