IGA Swiatek continued her dominance over Coco Gauff, Thursday (6/6), to advance to the French Open remaining and get nearer to profitable a 3rd consecutive title at Roland Garros.
The 23-year-old Pole broke Gauff’s serve within the first recreation of the match and regardless of shedding serve early within the second set, managed to win 6-2, 6-4.
For Gauff, this was the eleventh defeat in her 12 conferences in opposition to Swiatek.
“The match was tight, particularly within the second set, so I am pleased to win,” mentioned Swiatek.
“I performed tactically, did not assume an excessive amount of, and let every part movement,” he continued.
Within the French Open remaining, Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini, who beat Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1.
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In the intervening time, the query is whether or not Paolini can forestall Swiatek from turning into the third lady to win three consecutive French Open titles.
The Polish tennis participant is making an attempt to hitch Monica Seles (1990-1992) and Justine Henin (2005-2007) in turning into the feminine tennis participant who received three consecutive Roland Garros titles.
On the French Open this time, solely former world primary Naomi Osaka may nearly cease Swiatek.
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Nonetheless, Swiatek improved her recreation after beating Osaka within the second spherical, when the Pole wanted three units to win.
Swiatek received a landslide double bagel win in 40 minutes over Anastasia Potapova within the fourth spherical and simply beat 2019 finalist Marketa Vondrousa within the quarterfinals.
Within the semifinal match, Swiatek additionally had no issue beating Gauff.
Now, Paolini is the final tennis participant making an attempt to stop Swiatek from defending her title on the French Open.
The Italian had by no means beforehand superior past the second spherical on the French Open. (bbc/Z-1)
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