The 2025 French Open women’s singles final is witnessing a clash of titans as World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka is playing against World No 2 Coco Gauff at Roland-Garros. This highly anticipated showdown marks the first No. 1 vs No. 2 women’s final in Paris since Serena Williams triumphed over Maria Sharapova in 2013 and only the second such meeting in the last 30 years.
Both players are eyeing their maiden French Open title. Sabalenka, 27, from Belarus, is aiming to expand her dominance across surfaces, having already conquered hard courts with three Grand Slam titles, including back-to-back Australian Open wins in 2023 and 2024 and a US Open crown. Despite her explosive game being more suited to faster courts, she has bulldozed her way to her first Paris final and now looks to silence critics who doubted her clay-court credentials.
Coco Gauff, just 21, returns to the final after finishing runner-up in 2022. The American starlet defeated Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open final, her only major so far and now seeks redemption and a second Grand Slam title. A doubles champion at Roland-Garros last year, Gauff will hope her experience and versatility pay off in the biggest clay-court match of her career.
When and where to watch in India
The match started at 6:30 PM IST today (June 7). Fans in India can catch the live telecast on the Sony Sports Network and stream it online via SonyLiv and JioTV.
On the men’s singles front, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz moved one step closer to a second consecutive French Open title with a thrilling semi-final win over Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. He will return to Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday, June 8, for the men’s singles final against World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who defeated Novak Djokovic in the other semi-final.
Djokovic received a rousing standing ovation as he left the court after the semi-final game. The tennis star dropped his gear and kissed the clay court in response to the touching gesture by the audience.