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,

Aryna Sabalenka faces Coco Gauff in the French Open womens singles final; Follow our live blog on Sky Sports digital platforms from 1.30pm Saturday; You can watch all the action from the ATP and WTA on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

PARIS — The biggest difference Coco Gauff sees between the player who lost her first Grand Slam final at the 2022 French Open at age 18 , and the one who will play for the trophy again on Saturday at 21, this time against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, is the way she views the importance of the occasion.