Hanna Faulhaber became the first American woman to win a freeski world title, taking the halfpipe on the final day of the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Saturday. Naomi Osaka, unseeded after taking time off last year, lost her opening match to American Amanda Anisimova, who also knocked Osaka out of the Australian Open. It’s unknown if or when the 40-year-old will play again. She missed Roland Garros for the first time since 2017. Missing from this year’s tournament: Australian Ash Barty, the 2019 French Open champ who suddenly retired in March while holding the top ranking.Īnd Serena Williams, a three-time French Open winner who last played at last June’s Wimbledon. Gauff didn’t drop a set en route to the final, but she’s also the first woman in more than 40 years to not face a top-30 player en route to a major final.įRENCH OPEN DRAWS: Men | Women | TV Schedule She continued her progression on the major stage that dates back to making the 2017 U.S. Gauff, 18, is the youngest major finalist since Maria Sharapova won 2004 Wimbledon at age 17. She rides a 34-match win streak, tying the WTA’s longest since Venus Williams won 35 in 2000, into the final. 1, goes for a second Roland Garros title in three years. Poland’s Iga Swiatek faces American Coco Gauff in the French Open women’s final, live on NBC Sports on Saturday.
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