The surging American star spent five years training at the Smith Stearns Academy as a junior.

Also lifting the trophy in Paris was Jean-Julian Rojer, who became the oldest men's doubles winner in the Open Era, partnering Marcelo Arévalo.

Meanwhile, Jessica Pegula cracks the Top 10, Coco Gauff surges to a new high of No. 13 and Holger Rune continues his breakthrough year by breaking into the Top 30.

The 18-year-old’s run at Roland Garros is the culmination of a five-year plan that began with the arrival of the USTA National Campus, and sets the stage for a new generation of American success stories.

The world No. 1 won a 33rd straight match, making for the third longest streak since 2000 and her second straight major semifinal.

At the bottom of the men's draw, Andrey Rublev seeks a maiden major semifinal against former US Open champion Marin Cilic.

“You're sitting there thinking, Gosh, is this seriously happening again?” said the American, after her opening two matches in Paris took a dramatic twist.

Pegula is coming off a great run in Madrid, but Sabalenka has had her number in recent clay-court meetings.

The 19-year-old Spaniard is now the first man born in the 2000s to reach the Top 8 on the ATP rankings.

The famously flashy Tunisian struggled in the second set, but bore up in the third to win the biggest trophy of her career.