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,

No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka will face defending French Open champ and No. 5 seed Iga Swiatek in the women's semifinal at the French Open on Thursday, June 5, no earlier than 9 a.m. ET. The 2025 Roland-Garros tennis tournament, including the Sabalenka vs. Swiatek semifinals match, will air on TNT and truTV, with all matches streaming on Max.

Aryna Sabalenka overcame inner doubts and a strong challenge from Iga Swiatek to win their French Open semifinal clash in three sets. Sabalenka's powerful performance, marked by 28 winners and forcing errors from Swiatek,