From power to power; Swiatek and Sabalenka will meet in the Roland Garros semifinals.
From power to power; Swiatek and Sabalenka will meet in the Roland Garros semifinals.
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La Jornada Newspaper, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, p. a12
Paris. Three-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek and world number one Aryna Sabalenka met for the semifinals, in a round where Carlos Alcaraz put on a masterclass against Tommy Paul in the final match of the day.
The Polish player is two steps away from winning her fifth Suzanne-Lenglen Cup and becoming the first woman to win the French tournament four times in a row.
The Warsaw tennis player, who has been on an upward trend since the start of her favorite tournament, played a great match against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, whom she defeated 6-1, 7-5.
Swiatek, who hasn't lifted a trophy since last year's Suzanne-Lenglen Cup in Paris, leads with eight wins to four in her head-to-head matches with Sabalenka, the current queen of the tour.
In their most recent clash, in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati in 2024, the 27-year-old Belarusian, a three-time Grand Slam champion (Australian Open 2023 and 2024, US Open 2024) defeated Swiatek 6-3, 6-3.
Sabalenka is coming into the semifinals in a strong position. She hasn't dropped a single set and hours earlier she defeated reigning Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, the world number seven, 7-6, 6-3.
▲ Iga Swiatek is the reigning three-time champion of the tournament. Photo by AFP
▲ Aryna Sabalenka is the current world number one. Photo AFP
She took revenge against the Chinese player after her defeat at the WTA 1000 in Rome in the previous match between the two.
The Belarusian asked that female players receive the same media coverage as men.
There have been many great duels, many superb matches that would have been great to see in the evening session
, he claimed.
In the men's division, reigning Spanish champion Carlos Alcaraz will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinals, after defeating Tommy Paul 6-0, 6-1, 6-4.
"I know you wanted to see more tennis. I have to apologize, but I had to do my job
," Alcaraz addressed the crowd. "Today was one of those days when you feel incredible, when it doesn't matter how you hit, because every shot is going to be a winner
," he celebrated in the mixed zone.
Musetti also advanced to his first semifinal at Roland Garros. The Italian is the only player on tour to reach at least that stage of the three Masters 1000 clay-court tournaments in 2025 (finalist in Monte Carlo, semifinalist in Madrid and Rome).
At closing
Houston Astros defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1
Mexican Isaac Paredes hits his 12th home run of the year
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La Jornada Newspaper, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, p. a31
Los Angeles. The Houston Astros blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 in a game where Mexican Isaac Paredes hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning.
The 26-year-old player thus broke out of a slump that has seen him get two hits in his last 26 at-bats.
However, the Hermosillo native remains on track for one of his best seasons in the majors with 12 home runs and 34 RBIs in his first 59 games of 2025.
Houston improved its record to 33 wins and 27 losses and is in second place in the American League West.
In other results, the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 thanks to a home run by Anthony Volpe.
The victory was led by Carlos Rodón, who pitched seven complete innings, allowing five hits and one run.
Dominican Ketel Marte hit a pair of home runs in the Arizona Diamondbacks' resounding 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
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