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Coco Gauff, the American tennis player, demolished the challenge of defending champion and world number Iga Swiatek in straight sets 6-1, 6-1, to reach the final of the Madrid Open at the Manolo Santana Stadium. The 21-year-old got the better of her Polish opponent for the first-time on clay court, and she did it in style in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open, dominating the proceedings from start to finish in just 64 minutes.
During her one-sided victory, Coco Gauff managed to hit the ace seven times, apart from winning 19 out of 21 points on her first serve, to send Iga Swiatek, 23, out of the Madrid Open after she had won nine straight matches in the tournament. With this big victory, Coco Gauff reached the final of the Madrid Open, where she will be facing the world number one Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus, who got the better of Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 7-5 in the other semi-final.
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I was aggressive and played with margin. Maybe it wasn't her best level: Coco Gauff
The latest triumph of Coco Gauff is quite significant since her opponent Iga Swiatek had won 15 of her last 16 matches at the Madrid Open coming into the semi-final clash. In the post-match interview on court inside the Manolo Santana Stadium, she was quoted as saying, as per BBC Sport, “I was aggressive and played with margin. Maybe it wasn't her best level.”
“I felt great out here on the court today, much different to my first match here in the first round. I think the previous times we played on clay I don't think I had a win against her yet. Obviously on clay she's a different player, but clay is one of my better surfaces too, and I thought if I can beat her on hard I can beat her on clay,” he added.
