Aryna Sabalenka tenía granos de arcilla de color óxido en la espalda y en los zapatos otrora blancos mientras lanzaba golpe tras golpe contra

World number one Aryna Sabalenka's French Open semi-final victory over four-time champion Iga Swiatek on Thursday carried her to her first ever final in Paris but no one from her team is celebrating her big win over the 'queen of clay' just yet.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she is feeling "really comfortable" on the clay at the French Open after beating four-time champion Iga Swiatek in her semi-final.

Because of how different clay court tennis is stylistically from hard court or grass court, the French Open lends itself to dominance by players that have mastered that surface. On the men's side, we saw Rafael Nadal lord over the clay for nearly two decades,

The French Open women's singles final takes centre stage at Roland Garros on Saturday. World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus takes on last year's semi-finalist, American Coco Gauff, as she looks to land her first French Open crown to add to her three Grand Slam titles.