Break Gauff! 3-4 (1-1 in sets)
With a love game, Sabalenka again hands over the set. Then she fights back to 3-3, but now Gauff can serve for a 3-5 lead. The Belarusian cannot contain herself and screams in frustration.
4 minutes ago
Break Sabalenka! 3-3 (1-1 in sets)
Sabalenka ties the score again and can serve for the lead in this deciding set. It really goes up and down in this match, where they both cannot remain consistent.
8 minutes ago
Game Sabalenka! 2-3 (1-1 in sets)
Sabalenka keeps hope alive, as she saves two breakpoints from Gauff. As a result, Gauff is still only one break ahead against the Belarusian.
14 minutes ago
Game Gauff! 1-3 (1-1 in sets)
Gauff takes a 40-15 lead, after which she finishes it at 40-30. She is now going very hard towards her first title in Paris, as Sabalenka is still getting more frustrated.
19 minutes ago
Break Gauff! 1-2 (1-1 in sets)
Sabalenka and Gauff continue to make it a beautiful match with powerful rallies. Gauff manages to break the Belarusian again, because Sabalenka remains frustrated. Gauff remains very cool in the meantime.
Also emotion at Gauff after winning the second set. Also the American goes for her first final victory in Paris.
24 minutes ago
Game Gauff! 1-1 (1-1 in sets)
With a love game, the American also retains her service game. She plays very patiently and seems to become increasingly calmer as the match progresses.
26 minutes ago
Game Sabalenka! 1-0 (1-1 in sets)
Sabalenka starts the third set well again. The wind seems to have calmed down a bit, which gives the Belarusian more confidence in her serve. At 40-15 she seizes her first game point with both hands.
31 minutes ago
Game and set Gauff! 1-1 (2-6)
A strong service game again from Gauff, with which she forces a third set. Sabalenka must recover if she wants to take her first title at Roland Garros.
33 minutes ago
Break Gauff! 2-5 (1-0 in sets)
Sabalenka fails to cash in her break against the American. She gives away the game with a love game, so Gauff can serve for the second set and drag out a third set.
35 minutes ago
Break Sabalenka! 2-4 (1-0 in sets)
The second set feels like groundhog day. Gauff gets enough chances to take the game, but Sabalenka breaks back. That also happened in the first set, but then it was Sabalenka who came up short.
44 minutes ago
Break Gauff! 1-4 (1-0 in sets)
With a love game Gauff knows how to break Sabalenka again. The Belarusian seems to be preparing for the third set, which is getting closer and closer.
48 minutes ago
Game Gauff! 1-3 (1-0 in sets)
Again the American retains her service game. Gauff is on her way to a third set if she continues like this.
Sabalenka still took the first set, but she was already getting sloppier in it. In the second set she is again behind the facts.
51 minutes ago
Game Sabalenka! 1-2 (1-0 in sets)
Also the Belarusian retains her service, so Gauff is only one break ahead against Sabalenka.
54 minutes ago
Game Gauff! 0-2 (1-0 in sets)
It was a while ago that someone held their own game, but it is Gauff who succeeds. She does that with a love game, so she is now once ahead in a set.
56 minutes ago
Break Gauff! 0-1 (1-0 in sets)
Sabalenka is getting more and more frustrated, while she still took the first set. Gauff breaks the Belarusian on advantage, which means that the breaks continue in this match.
1 hour ago
The audience enjoys the fight between Gauff and Sabalenka. The initial phase was full of good tennis, but afterwards more and more (double) mistakes are made.
1 hour ago
Set Sabalenka! 1-0 (7-6 (5))
It went all ways in this set, but Sabalenka still pulls him towards her. She came to a big lead, could serve twice for the set, but gave both chances away. Now in the tiebreak she manages to keep playing her power tennis and overwhelm Gauff.
1 hour ago
Stand tiebreak 5-5 (0-0 in sets)
Sabalenka comes back in the tiebreak with two mini-breaks. Twice the return is very sharp along the sideline and Gauff has no answer to that.
1 hour ago
Stand tiebreak 1-4 (0-0 in sets)
Gauff immediately takes the initiative in the tiebreak. She breaks Sabalenka on the first service and then retains her own services.
1 hour ago
Break Gauff! 6-6 (0-0 in sets)
What a point! Gauff is 30-40 ahead, but is completely under pressure from Sabalenka. The American is pushed into the corner, but plays the ball exactly along the sideline past Sabalenka.
1 hour ago
Break Sabalenka! 6-5 (0-0 in sets)
Sabalenka can serve again for the first set. Gauff has a lot of trouble with her service games and the returns of the Belarusian are difficult to put away. Sabalenka must now also deal with the wind with her own service.
1 hour ago
Break Gauff! 5-5 (0-0 in sets)
Sabalenka gets two set points, but is still broken while serving for the set. The Belarusian is very bothered by the wind and you can see that in her game. The game also lasted more than 12 minutes.
1 hour ago
Break Sabalenka! 5-4 (0-0 in sets)
Sabalenka rises again and breaks Gauff back again. As a result, the Belarusian can serve for the match.
Sabalenka had three breakpoints to come to 5-1, but Gauff even ties the score to 4-4. What a start to the match!
1 hour ago
Break Gauff! 4-4 (0-0 in sets)
It goes all ways in this set. Gauff has three breakpoints to tie the score again, but then Sabalenka turns the game around. She even comes to advantage, but then gives away three points in a row. This is how the American ties the score.
1 hour ago
Game Gauff! 4-3 (0-0 in sets)
The match seems to be tilting, because Gauff wins her service game with a love game. Sabalenka looks a bit frustrated.
1 hour ago
Break Gauff! 4-2 (0-0 in sets)
What is Sabalenka doing here? She has three game points, but still gives away the game, partly due to two double faults. With this she brings Gauff back into the set, while the American had already given up the first set.
2 hours ago
Break Sabalenka! 4-1 (0-0 in sets)
It is getting very painful for Gauff! The American still saves three breakpoints, gets a game point herself, but still gives the game away to Sabalenka. It is going very fast now.
2 hours ago
Game Sabalenka! 3-1 (0-0 in sets)
Sabalenka has some trouble with the toss, but knows how to cash in the break. The wind often takes her toss with it, so she doesn’t quite get out with her serve. Gauff cannot yet benefit, because the second service of the Belarusian is also very strong.
Sabalenka deals heavy blows, but also lets Gauff come to the net with dropshots. She also makes use of this, which makes her game very varied in the opening phase.
2 hours ago
Break Sabalenka! 2-1 (0-0 in sets)
What returns from the Belarusian! Sabalenka even breaks Gauff with a love game. The American cannot yet compete against the varied game of Sabalenka.
2 hours ago
Game Sabalenka! 1-1 (0-0 in sets)
Sabalenka also keeps her first service game. She even does that with a love game, which makes her seem to start stronger than Gauff. Both ladies really show power tennis with very hard strokes.
2 hours ago
Game Gauff! 0-1 (0-0 in sets)
Gauff has trouble with her first service, but knows how to pull the first game towards her. She does that by taking two points in a row after 30-30.