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The Polish Iga Swiatek and the Italian Jasmine Paolini star in a final of opposites this Saturday at Roland Garros 2024. The first, Iga, is No. 1 in the world and three-time champion in Paris. The second, Jasmine, is 15th in the ranking and a real surprise when she settled in the definition after eliminating the 17-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva in the semifinals, one of the players with the greatest projection for the coming years. Either way, The match that is worth the trophy and the title promises emotions of all kinds between the great favorite and the player who does not have the greatest pressure. They are measured from 9:30 in Argentina and the match can be seen live on ESPN 2 and Star+.
Iga Swiatek faced Naomi Osaka, former world No. 1, in the second round. although now the Japanese is “returning” after a prolonged hiatus that also included motherhood. And it was a great game that was decided in favor of the Eastern European by 7-6 (1), 1-6 and 7-5. But it was also something else: the ratification that Iga Swiatek reached the top to stay and has what: Mental strength distinguishes her and in it she solidifies her best battles (when she has them, because in the quarterfinals she eliminated the Russian Anastasia Potapova by a double 6-0 in the fastest victory of her career: 40′, for example).
So, This Saturday will be a supreme challenge for Paolini, who also takes on his first Grand Slam final. To arrive at the definition, meanwhile, Swiatek She also easily eliminated the American Cori Gauff (3rd) 6-2 and 6-4. So far this season, she has only lost one match on clay, in the semifinals of the WTA 500 in Stuttgart against Elena Rybakina (6-3, 4-6 and 6-3). She has been the leader of the ranking for more than 100 weeks, defending the title and Roland Garros three-time champion (2020, 2022 and 2023). Besides, seeks to win his fifth major: He also celebrated at the 2022 US Open.
Paolini, for her part, defeated the great revelation of the contest, the Russian Mirra Andreeva (38th, just 17 years old and executioner of the world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka, in the quarterfinals), by 6-3 and 6-1. She had never made it past the round of 16 of a Grand Slam. (she reached that stage at this year’s Australian Open, in which she lost to Russian Anna Kalinskaya 6-4, 6-2). Besides, remains firm with the dream of lifting the third WTA title of her career which, in turn, would be the second this year after the consecration of the Dubai Masters 1000.
All Roland Garros 2024 matches can be streamed through the Star+ platform. which requires having an active subscription and offers the ability to watch the action live on all courts. At the same time, The ESPN 2 television signal broadcasts the most relevant matches. Those who have Flow, DGO or Telecentro Play have the possibility of tuning into the sports channel directly through the cable operator (in all cases you need to be a customer). All this applies to the definition of this Saturday between Iga Swiatek and Jasmine Paolini.
In the female branch, the top winner is the American Chris Evert, with seven titles achieved in 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985 and 1986. Very close behind her were the French Suzanne Lenglen and the German Steffi Graf, with six each; while the French Adine Masson and the Australian Margaret Court complete the podium with five each.
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