PARIS — The biggest difference Coco Gauff sees between the player who lost her first Grand Slam final at the 2022 French Open at age 18, and the one who will play for the trophy again on Saturday at 21, this time against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, is the way she views the importance of the occasion.

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.

Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini qualified for the final of the women's doubles at the French Open by beating Russian pair Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider 6-0, 6-1 in their semi-final Friday. The had beaten the same opponents in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics last year.