Because of how different clay court tennis is stylistically from hard court or grass court, the French Open lends itself to dominance by players that have mastered that surface. On the men's side, we saw Rafael Nadal lord over the clay for nearly two decades,

Four-time champion Iga Swiatek has posted a 26th successive win at Roland-Garros and set up a French Open semifinal clash against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka.

Iga Swiatek's impressive 26-match French Open winning streak ended amidst controversy as chair umpire Kader Nouni denied her request to inspect a mark on the clay during her semifinal clash with Aryna Sabalenka.