The French Open women's semifinal matches will be held on Thursday, June 5. The first match will feature fifth-seed Iga Swiatek taking on top-seed Aryna Sabalenka, while the following match will have second-seed Coco Gauff facing unseeded Lois Boisson.
If you want to watch the matches in the United States, good luck finding your channel. They won't be held on the Big 3 networks or the Tennis Channel, but instead on HBO Max streaming or TNT. The French Open deserved better coverage in the US.
At least, wherever you tune in the matches will be worth you watching. One involves a Cinderella and the other two of the top three players on the WTA tour.
Guessing who will win the women's semifinal matches at the 2025 French Open
Aryna Sabalenka versus Iga Swiatek
Let's be real. This match should not be a semifinal matchup, but instead a final one. Swiatek being seeded fifth is a joke, and based solely on the rankings. Normally, that makes sense, but logically it doesn't. She has won the last three French Opens and is on her way to an Open-era unprecedented fourth.
Sabalenka is the clear WTA No. 1, but she isn't the best player on clay. Swiatek is. Likely, the Pole wins this in three sets.
Lois Boisson versus Coco Gauff
Gauff will never face another crowd like she will in the semifinals. While other French women might have had wild guesses made that they might make the semifinals, no one had Boisson going this far. Not only has she never played in any Grand Slam except her native tournament at Roland Garros, but she has also never made it out of qualifying in Paris.
Boisson entered the French ranked as WTA No. 361. By reaching the semifinals, she has risen to No. 65 in the live rankings. Nothing about her run has been a fluke, either. She hits with pace and placement, and is going to be trouble moving forward on clay.
But this match should belong to Gauff. The American is more athletic, hits with power from both wings, and has the experience of playing deeper in majors before. As long as she controls her serve, she should win in straight sets.