At the end of last year, the pair split wins in Wuhan and Riyadh. Their first meeting this year came in the Madrid final. Sabalenka won 6-3, 7-6. That win drew the 27-year-old Belarusian level in the head-to-head.

It was the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 final in Paris since 2013, when Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova, and just the second in the last 30 years.

The best two players in the world will contest Saturday's French Open final when Aryna Sabalenka takes on Coco Gauff.