When does Aryna Sabalenka play at Roland Garros: background with Iga Swiatek

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Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are preparing to compete in the semifinals at Roland Garros. The world number one qualified for the penultimate act of the Paris Slam thanks to a two-set victory over Zheng, while the WTA number 5 overcame Svitolina in two sets.

The match between the Belarusian and Polish tennis players is scheduled for Thursday, June 5, on the Philippe-Chatrier at 3 p.m. This will be followed by the other women&#8217s semifinal between the surprising Lois Boisson and world number two Coco Gauff.

There are 12 previous matches between Sabalenka and Swiatek: the Pole is ahead 8-4 overall and 5-1 on clay. In fact, the world No. 5 has won twice in Rome (2022 semifinal, 2024 final), once in Madrid (2024 final) and twice in Stuttgart (2022 final, 2023 final), while the WTA ranking leader only once in Madrid (2023 final).

The WTA ranking leader has won only once in Madrid (2023 final).

On concrete, on the other hand, perfect parity: Sabalenka won in Guadalajara (WTA Finals 2021 round), Fort Worth (WTA Finals 2022 semifinals) and Cincinnati (2024 semifinals), while Swiatek triumphed in Doha (2022 quarters), the Us Open (2022 semifinals) and Cancun (WTA Finals 2023 semifinals)

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