World number one Iga Swiatek continued her dominant run at the 2024 French Open with an easy win over Marketa Vondrousova in the quarterfinal match on Tuesday (June 4). Swiatek didn’t break much sweat as she went past the Czech Republic player Vondrousova in straight sets, winning 6-0, 6-2. The defending champion will now lock horns with Coco Gauff in the semifinals, against whom she has an impeccable record. The high-voltage clash will be held on Thursday (June 6).
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Talking about the contest, Vondrousova never looked threatening enough in front of Swaitek. The No. 1 ranked player didn’t give her opposition any chance as she won the opening set 6-0. While the Czech did get on board in the second and penultimate set following a rare Swiatek mistake and earned a break point in the next game, however, it wasn’t enough to prevent her ruthless rival. With the win, Swiatek extended her winning run on clay to 17 games.
Swiatek also improved her career record in Paris to 33-2. In addition, the 23-year-old is on the cusp to become the first woman to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen three years in a row (since Justine Henin who achieved the feat from 2005-07).
After the match, Swiatekn told, “Honestly I think everything worked. I feel like I’ve been serving better than in previous rounds and that gave me an extra boost of confidence. Today it was pretty straightforward. I’m happy I kept my focus. I felt like I was in the zone today.”
The Poland player has lost only one set in this year’s French Open and, thus, will start as overwhelming favourite versus Gauff in the semifinal fixture. On the other hand, Gauff has lost 10 of her previous 11 meetings with Swaitek, all in straight sets, including the 2022 French Open final. Thus, the American will have her back against the wall and needs a herculean task to go past a rampant Swiatek.
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