French Open: Iga Swiatek close to hat-trick after defeating Coco Gauff in semi-finals

French Open: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is one step away from achieving the distinction of winning the French Open women’s singles title for 3 consecutive seasons. On Thursday, June 6, the Polish defeated USA’s Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-3 in the semi-finals at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Swiatek, who won the match against Anastasia Potapova in 40 minutes this season, took only 1 hour and 37 minutes to get the better of Gauff in the quarters. final Gauff, who became world No. 2 after Aryna Sabalenka lost to Mira Andreeva in 2014, showed good form on a few occasions but failed to put enough pressure on Swiatek. In the first set, Swiatek did not allow Gauff any kind of break space.

Once she got 2 breaks, she became unstoppable and closed out the first set in 38 minutes. In the final, Swiatek will face the winner of the other semifinal between Jasmine Paolini of Italy and 17-year-old young sensation Mira Andreeva. In 2022, Swiatek defeated Gauff in the final and followed that up with a win over Caroline Muchova in 2023. It remains to be seen whether the top-ranked players Whether she is able to win this time too or not.

Stay connected with Janta Se Rishta for news updates