Iga Swiatek Advances to French Open Semifinals After 6-0, 6-2 Win; Faces Coco Gauff

Jun 4, 2024, 12:35 PM

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has advanced to the semifinals of the French Open after a dominant victory over Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, winning 6-0, 6-2 in just one hour and two minutes. This marks Swiatek's fourth semifinal appearance in Paris in the last five years and her sixth Grand Slam semifinal overall. Swiatek, who has won 25 of her last 27 matches, will face Coco Gauff in a rematch of the 2022 final. The pair have faced each other in three consecutive years at Roland Garros, a record in the Open Era. Swiatek leads their head-to-head series 10-1, with Gauff's only win coming last year in Cincinnati. Swiatek's win percentage at Roland Garros stands at an impressive 94.2%, second only to Margaret Court in the Open Era. Notably, this victory included Swiatek's third consecutive bagel set.