The French Open women’s singles event is done and dusted for another year, with Coco Gauff becoming the seventh American woman to win the title in the Open Era.
With the dust settling, we look back at the winners and losers from a dramatic two weeks of action.
The Winners
Coco Gauff: A stunning triumph for world No 2 Gauff, who finally won her first French Open triumph after coming close multiple times in recent years. It feels like the American could be ready to build her own dynasty at this tournament.
Lois Boisson: Having come into the tournament as the world No 361 and the 24th-ranked French player, Boisson leaves Roland Garros as a top-100 player and the national No 1 after her stunning semi-final run. Hopefully, the 22-year-old can push on from here.
Elina Svitolina: 13th seed Svitolina may have been beaten in the quarter-final, though her run, highlighted by beating Jasmine Paolini, was remarkable. She remains one of the game’s greatest competitors.
The Losers
Iga Swiatek: Swiatek battled her through to the last four impressively and looked set to pounce against Aryna Sabalenka, only for a final set bagel, in which she hit 19 errors, to end her 26-match win streak. There are still plenty of problems for the Pole to solve.
Jasmine Paolini: The Italian entered the French Open as a significant title contender, only to spurn three match points in her round-four loss to Svitolina. It feels like a missed opportunity for Paolini in her quest for a major singles title.
Jessica Pegula: Clay is always going to be a tougher challenge for world No 3 Pegula, but her stunning three-set loss to Boisson was unexpected, and should have been avoidable. US Open final aside, her Slam form has dipped recently.
Emma Navarro: One of the biggest shock results saw ninth seed Navarro stunned 6-0, 6-1 by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the opening round. All eyes are on how the American bounces back this grass swing.
Emma Raducanu: After battling her way through round one, another heavy defeat to Swiatek showed Raducanu is still well off the tennis elite, as things stand. The grass-court season will be key for her.
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Winner…and loser?
Aryna Sabalenka: The Belarusian cemented her place as the best player in the world by reaching a third straight major final, and extends her lead as the world No 1, but will she get a better chance to win Roland Garros? She was tactically outfought by Gauff in the final.
Elena Rybakina: Rybakina could have beaten Swiatek in round four, though this run, coupled with her title in Strasbourg, suggests she could slowly be working her way back into form.
Mirra Andreeva: Back-to-back quarter-finals for Andreeva at 18 is impressive, but she mentally went off the boil against Boisson in the last eight. It will be fascinating to see what she can learn from that.
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