Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates as she won the quarterfinal match of the French Tennis Open against China’s Qinwen Zheng at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
1, making the difference on big points, while Zheng struggled with her serve in tense moments. Zheng saved a break point with an overhead shot in the fifth game of the second set, but Sabalenka’s powerful backhand return pinned her down on the next one, allowing the top-ranked player to move ahead 3-2. The score did not fully reflect the closeness of the quarterfinal, though, with so little separating the rivals. But Sabalenka demonstrated why she was the world No. Sabalenka will try to reach her sixth Grand Slam final, and first at Roland-Garros, against defending champion Iga Swiatek or Elina Svitolina. Zheng did not go down without a fight, though, and broke back immediately, only to drop her two last service games.
PARIS – Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka defeated Zheng Qinwen in straight sets to reach the French Open semifinals for the second time on Tuesday.