18:10 CET - After coming out of the blocks flying, Sabalenka's level dropped at the back end of the first set and never came back.
Gauff, though, did deliver an impressive performance, showing great mental resilience and producing some stunning winners at vital times.
It is a second grand slam title for the young American who is starting to establish herself as the player to beat on the women's tour.
You feel pretty safe saying it won't be her last Grand Slam, too. A hugely successful career at the top of tennis is coming Gauff's way.
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18:05 CET - COCO GAUFF HAS WON HER MAIDEN FRENCH OPEN!
A thrilling final has come to a close, and the better play on the day is victorious. In a mistake-prone final, it was a story of who made the fewest mistakes that decided the outcome in the end.
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17:50 CET - This is giving first set vibes. A really poor service game from Sabalenka and Gauff leads 4-3 with a break up. Not like that means a whole lot in this match.
17:47 CET - After doing well to hold serve, Sabalenka has broken Gauff to level this extraordinary final once more!
17:35 CET - Gauff has started where she left off at the end of the second set to go a break up in the decider and give herself the lead in this final for the first time.
Gauff is in the lead and in control of this final. It feels like hers to lose now.
17:22 CET - Aside from a mini blip, that was a brilliant set of tennis from Coco Gauff to level this final up at one set apiece and show her mental resilience once again at this year's tournament.
17:20 CET - A good response from the world number two, however, as she breaks straight back and will now serve for the second set.
17:15 CET - A faultless set from Gauff is faultless no more. Sabalenka gets one break back after a sloppy game littered with unforced errors from the American. 4-2.
17:07 CET - Gauff completes the double break with another unstoppable passing shot to take a commanding 4-1 lead in the second set.
We are very much heading towards a final set decider here.
16:40 CET - Gauff responds quickly at the start of the second set to go up a break and lead 2-0.
16:46 CET - After well over an hour of entertainment of the highest order, Aryna Sabalenka has won the first set after edging a thrilling tiebreak 7-5.
16:36 CET - You guessed it! An extraordinary back-handed passing shot from Gauff wins her yet another break back to force a tiebreak.
What happens next is anyone's guess. All logic has gone out the window in this one...
16:32 CET - The theme of the match continues as Sabalenka breaks right back and now has a chance to serve for the set again! 6-5.
16:25 CET - After an incredible 10-minute game, Gauff has broken back again to level this fascinating first set at 5-5 as Sabalenka fails to serve it out.
16:11 CET - This set has seen more breaks of serve than holds, and Sabalenka has broken Gauff for the third time in this set to restore her lead.
She will now serve for the first set.
16:05 CET - This final has had just about everything so far, from the spectacular to the silly.
And it has also seen an impressive comeback from Gauff, who has remarkably completed a double break back to level the set at 4-4.
Where will this final go next?
15:54 CET - Out of nowhere, Gauff has broken back after upping her level as Sabalenka dropped hers.
Game on? 4-2.
15:48 CET - Sabalenka is enjoying herself so far, and the big-hitting Belarusian is now a double break up after edging Gauff's service game.
The first set is in her sight. 4-1.
15:37 CET - A quick break of serve from Aryna Sabalenka in the final after winning all four points on Coco Gauff's second service game of the set to take a 2-1 lead.
15:28 CET - After a pre-match warm-up on court, the final is underway with Coco Gauff to serve first.
15:21 CET - Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka are coming out onto the court at Roland Garros for the 2025 women's final!
We will have set-by-set updates for you here in the Tennis Tracker, but you can follow every point of the match as it happens via the link below. May the best player win!
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14:00 CET - Just one hour away now from the showpiece event. Who are we fancying, world number one or world number two? Take your pick.
12:00 CET - Hello and welcome to our coverage of the women's Roland Garros final, starting from 15:00 CET, which promises to be a box-office event.
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World number two Coco Gauff might not have played her best tennis on the way to the final, but the fact that she hasn't and has still shown the mental strength to make it this far highlights the scale of the task ahead for Aryna Sabalenka today.
Sabalenka, though, is never one to not fancy herself, and the powerful Belarusian came through a much tougher semi-final than Gauff as she found a way past holder Iga Swiatek in three sets.
Sabalenka has looked the better of the two so far, and the world number one will go into the match as the favourite. However, Gauff has found a way to make it this far and played her best tennis of the tournament in the semi-finals, so rule her out at your peril.