Set points savedpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 1-5 Rybakina*
A fourth set point is saved. Swiatek finds the line with her backhand return.
Summary
Men's champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Ben Shelton 7-6 (10-8) 6-3 4-6 6-4
Top women's seed Aryna Sabalenka defeats Amanda Anisimova 7-5 6-3
Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek fights back to beat Elena Rybakina 1-6 6-3 7-5
Elina Svitolina saves match points before beating 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini
Set points savedpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 1 June
Set point Rybakinapublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 1-5 Rybakina*
Double-fault, Rybakina's first of the match. 40-30
Set points Rybakinapublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 1-5 Rybakina*
Wide serve followed up with a forehand winner. 40-15. Two set points.
Rybakina serving for the setpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 1-5 Rybakina*
Image source, ReutersElena Rybakina gets away with not putting away a smash and Swiatek almost ends up playing a winner around the net.
Her effort bounces long though, and the ex-Wimbledon champ goes up 30-0.
Swiatek holdspublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 1-5 Rybakina*
Swiatek's finding her forehand now, and what do you know, she gets a game on the board after Rybakina overplays a return.
Swiatek avoids a bagel. Rybakina will now serve for the set.
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*Swiatek 0-5 Rybakina
Swiatek has a chance to get out of this game after spinning a winner, but then double-faults to bring up a second deuce.
Set point savedpublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-5 Rybakina
Image source, Getty Images"Let's go Iga, let's go."
The crowd are trying to do their bit, and maybe it puts Rybakina off a little as she finally gets a return wrong, fizzing a forehand long. Deuce.
Set point Rybakinapublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-5 Rybakina
Swiatek survives for now. Rybakina slices wide. 40-30.
Set points Rybakinapublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-5 Rybakina
Complete mishit from Swiatek who is all over the place this afternoon. Off her frame and into the net to take us to 15-40. Two set points.
Swiatek serving to stay in setpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-5 Rybakina
Dispatched. Rybakina has the read on Swiatek's second serves and she hammers one down line off her backhand for 0-15.
Rybakina follows it up with a forehand winner.
Rybakina holdspublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-5 Rybakina
Back to the action and suddenly it's 5-0 - in double-quick time. Elena Rybakina produces a love-hold with Swiatek nowhere near returning any of her first serves.
What is happening out there? Rybakina is on another level.
Stat attack!published at 13:17 British Summer Time 1 June
George Booth
BBC SportThis is the ninth time that Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek have faced each other with their head-to-head record being 4-4.
Rybakina currently has the upper hand over Swiatek, but the 'Queen of Clay' has won four of the past five tournaments - and the statistics underline her dominance: 24 victories in a row. 38 wins in 40 French Open matches.
Rybakina breaks againpublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 0-4 Rybakina*
Image source, Getty ImagesElena Rybakina has Iga Swiatek slipping and sliding. The Kazakh wins a battle at the net before sending over a fizzing backhand passing winner.
4-0. Against the Queen of Clay.
Break point Rybakinapublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-3 Rybakina
Lovely, really lovely tennis. These two get into a rally and Rybakina slides on to a forehand which she puts cross-court into the corner.
A chance for a double break.
Deuce on Swiatek's servepublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-3 Rybakina
Or maybe just more power - what do I know?
Swiatek buries an ace to move to 40-15, but then has a mini wobble as a return winner and double-fault bring up deuce.
Postpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-3 Rybakina
So, what solutions does Swiatek have up her sleeve? Less power, more accuracy, maybe?
She readjusts her cap before springing out a forehand winner to move to 15-15.
Rybakina holdspublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 1 June
*Swiatek 0-3 Rybakina
Boom and boom. Rybakina gets out of a tricky game with two top forehands.
Image source, Getty ImagesBreak point savedpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 0-2 Rybakina*
Unreturnable serve, Rybakina. Deuce.
Break point Swiatekpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 0-2 Rybakina*
Ah, and that error by Rybakina proves costly. A demon backhand from Swiatek sets up break-back point.
Postpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 1 June
Swiatek 0-2 Rybakina*
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's a power hitting competition at the moment as both players thunder forehands over the net.
Rybakina's strength is the one shining currently, although she plonks a forehand long with half the court open to let Swiatek back into the game.
30-30.
