ANALYSE – The Pole will play her second final in Paris on Saturday after 2020 with the status of big favorite.
The Swiatek machine is running at full speed more than ever. In steamroller mode, this construction game lover scattered the Russian Daria Kasatkina (6-2, 6-1) in 65 minutes, Thursday, during the first semi-final. This season, the world number 1 had already dominated her opponent head and shoulders three times. And in Paris, the 21-year-old champion (she’s had them since Tuesday) again sent her forehand slaps and kike serves with surgical precision.
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The competition can only see the damage. “I feel like my level of play is improving with every game. I’m still stressed before the games, but my opponents are too. plants the patroness of women’s tennis. The undisputed queen of the circuit, within reach of a sixth consecutive title on the circuit, signed Thursday a 34e straight win. She thus joins Serena Williams and is only one length away from equaling the record of the other Williams, Venus
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