French Open 2023: Number one seed Iga Swiatek breezed past last year’s runner-up and sixth seed Coco Gauff in the quarterfinal at Roland Garros. Swiatek showed her class as she beat Gauff in two sets, 6-4, 6-2, to reach the semifinals. The top seed will face Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia to continue her campaign for a third French Open title in four years and win her fourth Grand Slam overall.
Swiatek has adopted a more ruthless approach to her title defence dishing out four bagels in as many rounds but the Pole found the going tougher against a determined Gauff in the see-sawing opening set on Court Philippe Chatrier.
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After drawing first blood, she allowed Gauff to hit back and level up at 3-3 by crashing a volley into the net before getting back on track to take the advantage in the clash with a superb crosscourt winner.
The relieved 22-year-old pumped her fist and let out a big scream after that decisive point.
Swiatek took a tumble at the net after nearly being struck by a Gauff rocket before producing a tight hold for a 2-1 lead in the next set and dusted herself off to grab another break with a perfectly placed lob.
She settled the contest by pouncing on Gauff’s serve again and finished when the 19-year-old found the net.
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