2023-06-07 15:35:27
From our special correspondent Porte d’Auteuil – World number 1 Iga Swiatek got rid of American Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros (6-4, 6-2) in a remake of last year’s final. She will face Beatriz Haddad Maia in the semi-finals.
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Coco Gauff has still not found the solution against Swiatek. His confrontation with the world number 6 again ended in defeat (6-4, 6-2).
After the meeting between Beatriz Haddad Maia and Ons Jabeur, the stands of the Philippe-Chatrier court were filled to attend this remake of the 2022 final.
The two young women know each other well. They have faced each other for six months in the past two years. The Polish and number 1 is the favorite: in addition to having never lost against Coco Gauff, she has also never conceded a single set to the American.
The break at the right time
The world number six is not impressed, however. In the first set, she returned blow after blow to the Pole. Iga Swiatek breaks on his second service game? She breaks in stride and picks up at 3-3. The world number 1 inflicts a shutout and has a break point? She hangs on to stay tied.
But Iga Swiatek hasn’t been at the top of world tennis for over a year for nothing. The Pole takes the break at the best of times and sways the set in her purse, raising an angry fist in the direction of her box.
Coco Gauff pushes hard to make the difference in the second set. On her opponent’s second service game, she gets three break points. Intractable, the Polish erases them and wins the bet (2-1). And when, a few moments later, it’s her turn to have two break points, she doesn’t hesitate to take the advantage.
Coco Gauff’s hour will wait. After 1 hour 28 minutes, it was Iga Swiatek who joined Beatriz Haddad Maia in the semi-finals to claim the dream of a second consecutive victory at Roland-Garros, which would be a first since Justine Henin ( 2005, 2006, 2007).
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