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A pulsating French Open came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday, with Carlos Alcaraz battling back in a legendary final to stun Jannik Sinner and defend his title.

Here, we look at the big winners and losers from a fascinating fortnight of men’s singles action at Roland Garros.

The winners

Carlos Alcaraz: An astonishing comeback and an astonishing triumph for Alcaraz, who is now one of just four men in the Open Era to win five majors before turning 23. It is hard to see the Spaniard slowing down anytime soon.

Alexander Bublik: The Kazakh picked up two hugely impressive top-10 wins to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final, reminding everyone just how talented he is. Let’s hope we see more of this tennis from him in the future.

Frances Tiafoe & Tommy Paul: Best-ever Roland Garros runs for Tiafoe and Paul saw both men reach the last eight, as part of a strong US campaign in Paris. Both will be eyeing up a strong grass-court season.

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The losers

Alexander Zverev: Another Grand Slam chance goes begging for Zverev, who fell into his passive patterns of play in his quarter-final exit to Novak Djokovic. It looks less and less likely that the German will win a major title.

Taylor Fritz: Expectations were low for fourth seed Fritz heading into Roland Garros, but an opening-round exit to Daniel Altmaier was underwhelming. The American now has to defend a heap of ranking points this summer.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: After a stunning second-round loss to Matteo Gigante, Tsitsipas now finds himself outside the top 20 for the first time since 2018. The Greek will hope his partnership with Goran Ivanisevic can revitalise his career.

Casper Ruud: Injury contributed to the end of Ruud’s Roland Garros, with his second-round loss to Nuno Borges his earliest exit at the event since 2018. The Norwegian is another whose Grand Slam hopes may be fading.

Winner…and loser?

Jannik Sinner: The world No 1 proved he was as sharp as ever throughout a dominant run to the final, but is now just the third man in the Open Era to miss championship points in a Grand Slam final. How will he process such a loss?

Novak Djokovic: Djokovic’s motivation and hunger should not be questioned, and his tennis in Paris was arguably his best of the year. But, despite a strong display, he couldn’t take a set off Sinner in the semi-final. It is understandable why he may be contemplating his long-term future in the sport.

Lorenzo Musetti: Musetti’s strong clay-court season ended in heartbreaking fashion, pushing Alcaraz early on before injury forced him to retire in his first French Open final. Hopefully, it is not a long-term issue for the Italian.

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The French Open men’s singles event is done and dusted for 2025, with Carlos Alcaraz taking home the title.

Here, we look at what prize money Alcaraz, tournament runner-up Jannik Sinner, and their main ATP rivals earned in 2025, alongside what ranking points they take home from the past fortnight of action.

Prize money

For lifting the title, Alcaraz will be awarded a staggering €2,550,000 in prize money, which equates to around $2,908,137 in earnings.

After finishing as the runner-up, Sinner earns €1,275,000, around $1,454,068.

Beaten in the semi-final by Sinner, three-time French Open champion Novak Djokovic earns €690,000 for his run, the equivalent of approximately $786.907.

Eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti also wins the same amount of prize money, having reached the last four before retiring injured against Alcaraz.

After his quarter-final loss to Djokovic, world No 3 and third seed Alexander Zverev earned €440,000 in prize money, the approximate equivalent of $501,796.

Fellow beaten quarter-finalists Alexander Bublik, Frances Tiafoe, and Tommy Paul also take home  €440,000 for their respective runs.

Fifth seed Jack Draper was beaten in the fourth round by Bublik and earns €265,000, the approximate equivalent of $302,218.

Meanwhile, after his surprise opening-round exit a fortnight ago, fourth seed Taylor Fritz earns €78,000, around $88,954.

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Ranking points

For lifting the title, Alcaraz takes home a staggering 2,000 ranking points.

That matches the exact total of points that he won for also winning the title in 2024, when he beat Zverev in a five-set final.

For finishing as the runner-up, Sinner earns 1,300 points, an improvement on the 800 semi-final points he earned in 2024.

However, had he converted one of the three championship points he held, he would have earned the 2,000 titleist points – and grown his world No 1 lead significantly.

Strong runs to the semi-final earn both Djokovic and Musetti 800 ranking points, and both men will rise in the ATP Rankings as a result.

Djokovic will jump up one place to world No 5, while Musetti moves up one spot to a new career-high of world No 6.

Despite his fourth-round defeat, Draper is also guaranteed a boost.

The Brit earned 200 ranking points for his run and will move up to world No 4 on Monday, with Fritz set to fall down to world No 7.

The American was defending 200 points after reaching the fourth round in 2024, though he earned just 10 points in 2025 for his opening-round exit.

World No 3 Zverev failed to defend his 1300 finalist points from 2024, though the 400 points he earned in 2025 were more than enough to maintain his place in the ATP Rankings.

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The French Open has attracted plenty of attention on court – but not just because of the tennis.

As always in tennis, fashion has been a hot topic of discussion, with the outfits of several leading stars having been scrutinised over the past fortnight.

The tournament culminates this Sunday with Jannik Sinner facing Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s singles final, and their outfits have attracted plenty of attention.

Here, we look at what inspired both Sinner and Alcaraz’s outfits, what the reaction has been – and how much they would cost.

Inspiration

Both Sinner and Alcaraz are sponsored by Nike, one of the biggest – if not the biggest – clothes sponsors in tennis.

However, both the Italian and the Spaniard have sported different looks during their respective Roland Garros campaigns.

World No 1 Sinner has opted for what has been titled the Nike Men’s Summer Advantage Slam Polo, a green polo-style shirt with a white collar.

Meanwhile, world No 2 Alcaraz has opted for the Nike Men’s Summer Advantage Slam Top, a classic-style tennis shirt without a collar, with black and white stripes.

Alternate colours and variations on both outfits were designed by Nike, though Sinner and Alcaraz have both kept to the same colour outfit throughout.

Nike’s theme is rugby-inspired, and both outfits are accompanied by a rugby-style top, the same colour as their respective outfits.

Sinner and Alcaraz have been wearing the sweater-style jerseys for their post-match interviews and will likely wear them during Sunday’s trophy presentation.

How much do they cost?

If you want to buy the ‘real deal’ version of both Sinner and Alcaraz’s kits, be prepared to spend a pretty penny on them.

On Tennis Warehouse, Sinner’s polo top costs $105, while Alcaraz’s shirt costs $90.

It is a further $120 to buy either of the pair’s respective rugby-style tops, while the outfit shorts also cost $90.

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What have the reactions been?

It is fair to say that there has been a rather mixed reaction to both Sinner and Alcaraz’s outfits.

Normally known for wearing more simple colours, world No 1 Sinner’s look has drawn comparisons to Super Mario Bros character Luigi, with even coach Darren Cahill sharing a meme on social media.

Asked about the outfit during the tournament, the 23-year-old admitted he was unbothered by the conversation around it.

“It’s nice, you know? I feel like sometimes we need to see the funny part also at times. It’s something different, the outfit,” said the Italian.

“It’s also nice sometimes to change up. If not, it’s always too boring. It’s good to have something on at least.”

Meanwhile, Alcaraz’s black and white striped kit has drawn comparisons to the Hamburglar, a McDonald’s character from the 1980s.

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Aryna Sabalenka has come under fire after her post-match comments appeared to suggest Coco Gauff won her first French Open title primarily due to her poor performance in Saturday’s final.

A crestfallen Sabalenka lost her second Grand Slam final of 2025 after she was well beaten by an impressive Gauff, who held her nerve as she secured a 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 victory.

She took Gauff out of her comfort zone throughout, took a less risky approach in windy conditions and was by far the better player as she lifted the trophy in Paris and claimed her second Grand Slam title.

Sabalenka agreed that Gauff was a deserving champion, but she went to suggest the primary reason for the American winning was her poor performance. 

She also suggested Gauff was lucky to get balls into court when she wasn’t making a clean connection on her strings.

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“I mean, honestly, sometimes it felt like she was hitting the ball from the frame,” said Sabalenka.

“Somehow, magically, the ball lands in the court, and you’re kind of on the back foot.

“It felt like a joke, honestly, like somebody from above was just staying there laughing, like, ‘let’s see if you can handle this’.

“I was just making unforced errors. I think she won the match not because she played incredible. Just because I made all of those mistakes, kind of like from easy balls.

“It was really honestly the worst tennis I’ve played in the last, I don’t know, in the last I don’t know how many months.

“Conditions were terrible, and she simply was better in these conditions than me. I think it was the worst final I ever played.

“In these tough conditions, I couldn’t really mix it up. It was tricky. It was tricky in these conditions to do stuff that I was doing, for example, in Madrid that I know I have to do against her to get the win.

“Also, I think I was overemotional. I think today I didn’t really handle myself quite well mentally, I would say. So basically that’s it.”

Sabalenka’s frustrations were understandable and they are the mark of a champion who simply cannot comprehend a defeat when she expected to live up to her status as the world No 1 by wining a first Grand Slam title.

Yet the media who attended her press conference in Paris were surprised that the jovial, joking Sabalenka was replaced with a player who decided to belittle the success of the new French Open champion amid her own annoyance.

Social media users have been quick to criticise Sabalenka’s lack of grace, with the joy created by Gauff’s worthy victory acknowledged by tennis lovers around the world.

Former US President Barack Obama was among those who congratulated Gauff on his social media channels, with former British No 1 Tim Henman suggesting this win could give the young American the confidence she needs to kick on and achieve more Grand Slam successes.

“Sabalenka really did start off in top gear. She was hitting the ball so aggressively and not making unforced errors,” reflected Henman on TNT Sports.

“But you’ve got to find a way to get the job done. The resilience from Gauff was so impressive even though she lost the first set and started to turn things around in the second.

“Coco was more accepting of the conditions and therefore wasn’t trying to play perfect tennis, whereas Sabalenka was playing so aggressively all the time and needed to vary it a bit.

“It’s a journey and we’ve been following the journey of Coco Gauff. She was 15 when she played qualifying at Wimbledon and six years on, she’s got her second Grand Slam title. She’s able to deal with all the pressure and expectation away from the court and handles the adversity on the court.

“There is still so much room for her improvement, the second serve, the forehand. if she can make a few more technical changes, then she will be even tougher to beat.” 

Sabalenka may well reflect that her unfortunate comments were not befitting of a world No 1 after a compelling Grand Slam final, but this was Gauff’s moment and any suggestion that she was fortunate to get over the winning line should be banished.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are set for a maiden Grand Slam final meeting, and, for one, there will be disappointment for the first time.

Neither world No 1 Sinner nor world No 2 Alcaraz have been beaten in a major final before, and whoever wins will likely have their sights set on breaking an impressive Roger Federer record.

Most Grand Slam finals unbeaten

Winning a Grand Slam final is one of the toughest achievements in tennis, and it has taken several legends of the sport multiple finals to finally lift their first major.

Famously, ATP Tour legends Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl went 0-4 in their first Grand Slam finals before finally claiming a title, and the same can be said for Kim Clijsters in the women’s game.

However, it has been a different story for Alcaraz and Sinner, who have perfect 4-0 and 3-0 records, respectively, heading into Sunday’s showdown.

Alcaraz’s 4-0 record is already the joint-fourth best across both the men’s and women’s game, and outright second when it comes to male players in the Open Era.

Only Federer had a longer run unbeaten in Grand Slam finals, with the Swiss’ record of 7-0 in his first seven major finals an Open Era record for both men and women.

The Swiss won the 2003 Wimbledon final, the 2004 Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open finals, the 2005 Wimbledon and US Open finals, and the 2006 Australian Open final before his first loss – to Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in 2006.

In all-time second place is Monica Seles, who won her first six major finals, with Iga Swiatek in third, thanks to a 5-0 record in her Grand Slam finals to date.

Alcaraz is currently in joint-fourth alongside Naomi Osaka (4-0), though Sinner has the chance to also move to 4-0 on Sunday, and stop the Spaniard breaking Federer’s record.

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Sinner and Alcaraz’s major final records

Alcaraz’s superb start to life in Grand Slam finals started at the 2022 US Open, where he beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 to claim his first major title.

The Spaniard then stunned Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Wimbledon title in 2023, before a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Alexander Zverev in the 2024 French Open final.

His most recent Grand Slam title came at Wimbledon in 2024, where he beat Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) in a rematch of the previous year’s final to move to 4-0.

Sinner’s first Grand Slam triumph came back at the 2024 Australian Open, where he famously rallied from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the final.

The Italian then captured the 2024 US Open title by beating Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, before successfully defending the Australian Open title in 2025 with a 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Zverev.

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Coco Gauff has brushed off Aryna Sabalenka’s assertion that Iga Swiatek “would have won” the French Open had she played in the final.

World No 2 Gauff produced a stunning comeback to defeat top seed Sabalenka in the Roland Garros showpiece match, winning 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 to secure the trophy.

It is the American’s second Grand Slam title as she also won the 2023 US Open trophy with Sabalenka once again on the losing end.

But it was a match littered with errors from the reigning world No 1 as the Belarusian made 70 unforced errors compared to Gauff’s 30. She also faced 21 break points, saving 12, while her opponent saved seven of the 13 she faced.

Sabalenka, who described the match as “the worst final” she has ever played, overcame four-time French Open champion Swiatek in three sets in the semi-final and she feels the Pole would have won had she played in the final.

“If Iga would win me another day, I think she would go out today and she would get the win,” the 27-year-old said. “Yeah, it just hurts.

“Honestly hurts. I’ve been playing really well, and then in the last match, go out there and perform like I did.”

Gauff was asked for her response to Sabalenka’s comments and feels her recent record against the five-time Grand Slam winner shows her pedigree.

“I don’t agree with that. I’m here sitting here (laughter),” she started off. “Last time I played – no shade to Iga or anything – but I played her and I won in straight sets.

“Yeah, I don’t think that’s a fair thing to say, because anything can really happen.”

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Although Swiatek lead their head-to-head 11-4, Gauff has won their last three encounters as she beat the Pole 6-1, 6-1 at the Madrid Open recently, while she also won in straight sets at the United Cup in January and the WTA Finals last November.

She continued: “Honestly, the way Aryna was playing the last few weeks, she was the favourite to win. So I think she was the best person that I could have played in the final.

“Her being No 1 in the world was the best person to play, so I think I got the hardest matchup just if you go off stats alone.

“Obviously, Iga being a champion here, it was going to be a tough match either way. But I think regardless of who I played, I think I had a good shot to win.

“I definitely had that belief. If you asked me, honestly speaking to you guys who I wanted to play, it was Iga just because I felt Aryna was playing so good, and she was.”

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Coco Gauff has ended a ten-year wait for an American singles champion at the French Open, beating Aryna Sabalenka in an enthralling three-set final.

American success has sometimes been hard to come by in Paris, but here we look at the seven US women who have now claimed the title at the greatest clay-court event of them all.

Nancy Richey – 1968

A player whose success spanned the amateur and professional ages, Richey made history by becoming the first Grand Slam women’s singles champion of the Open Era at the 1968 French Open.

Seeded fifth, Richey rallied from a set down to stun top seed Billie Jean King in the semi-final, before defeating second seed and two-time winner Ann Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to lift the title.

Billie Jean King – 1972

Tennis icon King won 12 major singles titles across both the amateur and professional eras, and completed the Career Grand Slam with her sole French Open victory in 1972.

The third seed beat Helga Niessen Masthoff in the last four, before downing top seed and reigning champion Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 6-3 to triumph.

Chris Evert – 1974-75, 1979-80, 1983, 1985-86

Evert remains the most successful French Open women’s singles champion of the Open Era, with an impressive seven titles to her name.

The former world No 1 beat Olga Morozova to win her first title in 1974 and then defended her crown in 1975, defeating legendary rival Martina Navratilova.

Evert skipped the event for the next three years but regained her title in 1979, defeating Wendy Turnbull in the final, and then claimed her fourth title in 1980 by beating Virginia Ruzici.

She defeated Mima Jausovec to seal her fifth title in 1983, before consecutive victories over Navratilova in the 1985 and 1986 finals.

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Martina Navratilova – 1982, 1984

Though born and raised in modern-day Czechia, Navratilova represented the US for the bulk of her career, including her two triumphs at Roland Garros.

Navratilova saw off former teen prodigy Andrea Jaeger in straight sets in the 1982 final, and two years later breezed past Evert to claim her second French Open singles crown.

Jennifer Capriati – 2001

One of just two American women this century to triumph at Roland Garros, Capriati triumphed at the tournament back in 2001.

Just months after winning her maiden major at the Australian Open, fourth seed Capriati beat top seed Martina Hingis in the last four before an epic three-set victory over Kim Clijsters in the final.

Serena Williams – 2002, 2013, 2015

Only Iga Swiatek and Justine Henin have won more French Open women’s titles this century than Williams, a three-time Roland Garros singles champion.

The tennis icon kicked off her first ‘Serena Slam’ with triumph at the tournament in 2002, beating Venus Williams in the first of four consecutive major final victories over her older sister.

Serena then ended her 11-year wait for a second title by beating Maria Sharapova in the 2013 final, before edging Lucie Safarova in a three-set thriller in 2015.

Coco Gauff – 2025

Ten years after Williams’ last triumph, Gauff now joins her and other US tennis icons as a French Open champion.

The 21-year-old first came close to Roland Garros in 2022, reaching the final before a straight-sets loss to Iga Swiatek.

However, Gauff bounced back in 2025, ending the surprise run of wildcard Lois Boisson in the semi-final before a rallying 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4 triumph over top seed Sabalenka.

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Coco Gauff made history with her French Open final victory over Aryna Sabalenka, becoming the third American woman to win the singles title since 1990.

The American was victorious 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 to lift her second Grand Slam trophy, ending the Belarusian’s hopes of a first Slam title off hard courts.

Gauff also broke the stalemate of her head-to-head with Sabalenka, with the two-time Grand Slam champion now leading 5-4 overall.

The world No 1 gained an early double-break advantage to lead 4-1, before also having an opportunity to seal the opening set at 5-4 with two set points on her own serve, taking neither. Nonetheless, Sabalenka would not be denied – capturing the opening chapter in a tiebreak.

Gauff would dominate the second set, breaking three times in total with her best tennis of the match.

The American went up an early break in the third set and was just one point away from a crucial 4-1 double-break lead. However, in typical Sabalenka fashion, the world No 1 fought back to level things at 3-3, before the American broke to love with a delightful cross-court backhand.

Gauff then finished off the match – claiming her second Grand Slam – with a backhand miss from Sabalenka.

“Just an honour to be here,” said Gauff, during the trophy ceremony.

“Thanks to Aryna [Sabalenka]. You are a fighter and you deserve all the results you have had. You played great despite such terrible conditions.

“I want to thank my team. You guys have been a joy to be around. You all pushed me. I know sometimes I am not easy, but I appreciate you guys.

“Amelie, thank you for making this tournament possible. I always feel well taken care of here. I would also like to thank the crowd for really helping me today.

“You guys were cheering for me so hard. I don’t know what I did to deserve so much love from the French crowd, but merci beaucoup. Thank you, Paris!”

“Congrats Coco [Gauff], you were better than me in tough conditions,” admitted the world No 1.

“Congrats on your second slam. You are a hard fighter and worker, congrats to you and your team. Thank you guys for the atmosphere. I have enjoyed every second of playing here.

“Amelie [Mauresmo] thank you for the best hospitality and I really appreciate everything you have done for us. You are the best.

“Thank you to my team for your support. I am sorry for this terrible final. As always, I will come back stronger.”

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Heading into the match, Sabalenka was aiming to collect her fourth Grand Slam – which would have tied her with Naomi Osaka, among active players.

In coming back from a set down, Gauff also becomes the first WTA player to win a singles Grand Slam final from a set down against the world No 1 since Venus Williams defeated Lindsey Davenport in the 2005 Wimbledon final.

The world No 2 is just the third American player to win the women’s French Open title since 1990, joining Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams.

The clash was the first French Open women’s singles final between the two highest-ranked players in the world since Serena Williams against Maria Sharapova in 2013.

Overall, the world No 1 and No 2 had not met at a Grand Slam on the WTA side since Caroline Wozniacki won the 2018 Australian Open final against Simona Halep.

As if those statistics were not impressive enough, the newly-crowned winner is also the youngest woman to claim singles Grand Slam titles on two or more surfaces since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon 2004 and US Open 2006.

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Coco Gauff walked away with the 2025 French Open honours as she won a shiny new trophy, but how much did she gain in terms of ranking points and prize money for the fortnight in Paris?

The reigning world No 2 defeated world No 1 Sabalenka in the final at Roland Garros to win the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen for the first time, beating the three-time Grand Slam winner 6–7 (5–7), 6–2, 6–4.

With the French Open trophy, the American moves two Grand Slam titles following her maiden major at the 2023 US Open while her points in the WTA Rankings and bank account will also get a decent boost.

Gauff also won the girls’ title at Roland Garros as a 14-year-old in 2018 while she is the first American woman since Serena Williams in 2015 to win the women’s singles trophy in Paris.

WTA Points Earned In Paris

Grand Slam winners earn 2,000 ranking points, but there is a caveat as they are also defending points from the previous year. If they perform better than they did 12 months earlier then they will end up with a positive total, but exiting earlier than the previous year will lead to a negative tally.

But there is good news for both finalists as just by reaching the match they were assured of adding points whatever the outcome of the showpiece match and they were guaranteed to stay No 1 and No 2 places, respectively.

Gauff fell at the semi-final stage last year so will leave with 1,220 points (2,000-800 for a semi) and will move to 8,083 points in the WTA Rankings to solidify her No 2 ranking.

Sabalenka lost in the quarter-finals last year and she effectively earned 870 points (1,300-430 from 2024), moving to 11,553 points at the top.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek and wildcard Lois Boisson were the two losing semi-finalists and one took a massive hit and the other was a big winner. Swiatek is -1,220 (-2,000+780) and will slip to No 7 in the rankings while Frenchwoman Boisson didn’t play last year so she goes home with the full 780 points.

Quarter-finalists earn 430 points and Zheng Qinwen, Elina Svitolina, Mirra Andreeva and Madison Keys fell at that stage. Andreeva is the only one of the four to lose out as she was a semi-finalist in 2024 so will drop 350 points.

Zheng is +300, Svitolina +190 and Keys +300.

In terms of players who lost earlier in the tournament, 18-year-old Victoria Mboko came through qualifying and then reached the third round before falling against Zheng.

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The Canadian picked up 137 points and will make her top 100 debut as she is projected to rise 30 places to No 90.

Last year’s runner-up Jasmine Paolini was also a big loser as she followed up her incredible 2024 run with a loss in the third round so she will drop 1,060 points.

Emma Raducanu lost a round earlier as she was beaten by Swiatek in the last 64 and added 70 points to her total.

WTA Prize Money Earned In Paris

Before the French Open got underway, Gauff was on $24,368,100 in terms of career prize money and she picked up a cheque of $2,901,024 for her efforts will move to $27m.

Sabalenka earns $1,450,512 and takes her career total past the $36m mark.

But Boisson was no doubt the biggest winner as her fairytale run helped her to earn $784,983, quite a payday for someone who had earned $148,009 in terms of career prize money before the tournament.

Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek had $35,625,419 from prize money before the French Open so she will move to $36m after adding $784,983.

Quarter-finalists Zheng, Svitolina, Andreeva and Keys are $500,569 richer after the 2025 French Open.

Mboko also earned more than her career tally in Paris as she was on $164,018 before Roland Garros and earned $191,126 for her run to the third round.

Raducanu earned $133,106 for winning one match while rising star Alex Eala lost in the first round, but still went home with $88,737.

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The French Open final ended in disappointment for Aryna Sabalenka, with the world No 1 falling to Coco Gauff in the championship match.

The Belarusian is now just the seventh woman in the Open Era to lose both the Australian Open and French Open finals when they have been held as the first two Grand Slams of the season.

Aryna Sabalenka – 2025

Sabalenka has reached three straight Grand Slam finals and won the 2024 US Open, though she has now been beaten twice in a row to start the 2025 Slam year.

The Belarusian was beaten 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final by Madison Keys, before Saturday’s 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Gauff in Paris.

Serena Williams – 2016

Until Sabalenka, tennis icon Williams was the last woman to lose consecutive finals across the first two majors of a season.

The American was beaten 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 by Angelique Kerber in Melbourne and then 7-5, 6-4 by Garbine Muguruza in Paris, though bounced back to beat Kerber in the Wimbledon final.

Dinara Safina – 2009

One of the best players never to lift a major title, former world No 1 Safina fell to 0-3 in her three Grand Slam finals at the start of 2009.

Safina was swept aside by Williams in the Australian Open final, falling 6-0, 6-3, while she was then beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Svetlana Kuznetsova at Roland Garros, having also lost the 2008 final.

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario – 1995

Former world No 1 Sanchez Vicario was the winner of four major singles titles, but lost a further eight finals – including Australian and French Open finals losses in 1995.

Mary Pierce beat the Spaniard 6-3, 6-2 in Melbourne, before she lost 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 to Steffi Graf at the French Open; she was also beaten by Graf at Wimbledon that summer.

Martina Navratilova – 1987

Navratilova was the dominant player of the 1980s, though she was beaten in her first two Grand Slam finals of the 1987 season.

She lost 7-5, 7-6(1) to Hana Mandlikova at the Australian Open and 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 to Graf at Roland Garros, though she would bounce back to beat the German at both Wimbledon and the US Open.

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Renata Tomanova – 1976

Former world No 22 Tomanova reached two Grand Slam finals in her career and was beaten in both of them.

The Czech finished as the runner-up at the 1976 Australian Open, losing 6-2, 6-2 to Evonne Goolagong, and then fell 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 to Sue Barker at Roland Garros.

Martina Navratilova – 1975

Before her back-to-back defeats in 1987, Navratilova had suffered a similar fate in 1975 – losing her first two Grand Slam finals.

The tennis legend was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Goolagong in Australia, before falling 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to great rival Chris Evert in the French Open final

Evonne Goolagong – 1972

The first woman in the Open Era to lose consecutive Australian and French Open finals was Goolagong, who won a total of seven Grand Slam singles titles.

Goolagong was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Virginia Wade in the final of her home Grand Slam, before a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Billie Jean King at Roland Garros; King would also beat her in the Wimbledon final that summer.

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