Iga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) on Thursday to reach her fourth French Open final.
After 10 days of mostly solid tennis, Gauff’s tournament ended in a flurry of scorching winners and spraying errors, against a player who generally makes opponents pay for nearly every one.
Yet, with the win on Thursday, Swiatek expanded her career-long domination of Gauff to 11 wins in 12 matches.
Swiatek broke Gauff’s serve in the next two games, the second time without Gauff winning a point.
After Gauff saved two match points, and a third on Swiatek’s serve, the fourth was too far — Swiatek sailing through the finish line in 97 minutes.
Persons:
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Serena Williams, Roland Garros, Naomi Osaka, Swiatek, Gauff, Aurelie Tourte, Gauff’s, Jasmine Paolini, Russian Mirra, Mustafa Yalcin
Organizations:
Floridian, Getty
Locations:
Poland, Gauff, Cincinnati, Italian, Russian, Anadolu