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1. Iga Swiatek vs Naomi Osaka
In years to come, this tournament will be remembered by Iga Swiatek winning her fourth Roland-Garros title at the age of just 23-years-old. And while a lot of the world No.1’s campaign was very straightforward, there was a huge scare for Swiatek in the second round against four-time major winner Naomi Osaka. Osaka has not been known for her clay court prowess, but hit an impressive 54 winners past Swiatek to put herself within touching distance of a monumental victory. At 5-2 30-0 up in the third set, Osaka appeared to be heading towards a famous victory, but Swiatek showcased her fighting spirit and saved a match point en route to winning the next five games.Although Osaka did not get the win in the end, this match will live long in the memory and is a good sign of things to come for the Japanese star.Sign-up today to be the first to hear about Roland-Garros 2025 tickets and how to get your Official Hospitality packages.2. Novak Djokovic showcases fighting spirit
It had not been a good year by Novak Djokovic’s standards heading into Roland-Garros, having not reached a single final. Things got off to a comfortable start for the Serbian in Paris, winning both of his opening matches against Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets. However, jeopardy arose for Djokovic when he found himself two-sets-to-one down against 30th seed Lorenzo Musetti in the third round. The defending champion struck back in dominant fashion, losing only three games in the final two sets, in what ended up being the latest ever finish at Roland Garros at 3:07am.More Tennis News
3. Jannik Sinner becomes World No.1
As a result of Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal from Roland-Garros, he subsequently relinquished his reign as world No.1 and gave Jannik Sinner the crown. Sinner was told the news after beating Grigor Dimitrov in his quarter-final match on Court Philippe-Chatrier, becoming the first Italian singles player in history to reach the summit of the rankings. TheAustralian Open champion was officially crowned as the 29th ATP No.1 in history on Monday.
4. Jasmine Paolini breaking new ground
While Sinner could not reach the final at the Paris major this year, his compatriot Jasmine Paolini was able to do so (twice!). Paolini had already been having a breakthrough year, after winning the biggest title of her career at theWTA 1000 level event in Dubai back in February.
And the 28-year-old took it a step further at Roland-Garros, with the 12th seed beating the likes of Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva to reach her first major final.
Paolini also found success in the doubles event alongside fellow Italian Sara Errani, to reach her second Grand Slam final just a day later.
Although she was unable to lift the title in either event, Paolini has been rewarded with a career-high singles ranking of No.7.
