Daily Tennis Tips – Thursday 5th June

See below for our expert daily tennis tips and best bets around the courts for Thursday June 5, 2025!

Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek have won eight of the last 19 grand slam titles between them, but only one will feature in the 2025 French Open final.

Swiatek has a commanding 8-4 lead in the heavyweight rivalry ahead of this blockbuster semi, including a 5-1 count on clay. She won the Madrid and Rome Masters finals against Sabalenka in 2024. Sabalenka won their only encounter since, in the Cincinnati Masters semis.

World No.1 Sabalenka, on the back of a build-up that included winning the Madrid Masters, has been dominant in straight-sets wins over Kamilla Rakhimova, Jil Teichmann, Olga Danilovic, Amanda Anisimova and, in a 7-6 6-3 quarter-final result, eighth seed Qinwen Zheng.

Swiatek, the 2020 and 2022-24 French Open champ, slipped to fifth in the rankings during an indifferent start to the clay season.

But she breezed past Rebecca Sramkova, Emma Raducanu and Jaqueline Cristian in the early rounds, then survived a poor start to reel in 12th seed Elena Rybakina 1-6 6-3 7-5. Swiatek defeated 13th seed Elina Svitolina 6-1 7-5 in the quarters.

Sabalenka’s overall formline is more compelling as she chases a maiden Roland Garros final, but $2.10 underdog Swiatek is on a 26-match winning streak at the French Open and is unquestionably the finest clay-courter of her generation. This is too close to call and is likely to require a third set.

A wildcard appearing in her maiden grand slam takes on a US Open winner and Roland Garros runner-up for the second spot in the 2025 French Open final, with world No.361 Lois Boisson taking on second seed Coco Gauff.

French 22-year-old Boisson ranks among the most remarkable stories in modern grand slam history.

A torn ACL rubbed her out of a French Open debut last year, but she’s returned to beat 24th seed Elise Mertens, Anhelina Kalinina, Elsa Jacquemot, world No.3 Jessica Pegula and world No.6 Mirra Andreeva.

Gauff, a finalist here in 2022, has reached her third French Open semi (and fifth in grand slams overall) for the loss of just one set.

The 21-year-old brushed aside Olivia Gadecki, Tereza Valentova, Marie Bouzkova and 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, then outlasted seventh seed Madison Keys 6-7 6-4 6-1.

Gauff will need to improve on her latest performance – particularly after Boisson confirmed she was no flash in the pan by beating the formidable Andreeva in straight sets. Gauff at her best should be far too strong for the fairytale of the tournament, but the line is too big here.