![]() I'm like, I would dream to have the season like she had this year."įour-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek said she's aware of the changes Gauff has made working with coaches Pere Riba and Brad Gilbert and aims to adapt in the rematch. "I mean, I've seen some of the comments people are saying, like she had not a good season. "I think after the win in Cincinnati I have more confidence going in," Gauff said. That breakthrough victory bolsters Gauff's confidence for the rematch. 1, a fearless Gauff flipped a frustrating script fighting off Swiatek 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4 to charge into her maiden Cincinnati final with a pulsating performance. That match represented a significant turning point in Gauff's season. It is Swiatek's first semifinal since she lost to Gauff for the first time in the Cincinnati semifinals. The second-seeded Swiatek withstood 16 aces from Garcia, converting four of six break points in a two hour, 35-minute victory. I didn't really have any kind of setbacks, even though I knew I could win this first set, I was happy with the way I played." I'm happy that in the third I could just go for it. "In both of these first sets, every ball counted. "There was no time sometimes to think or analyze. Gauff rides a WTA-best 16-match winning streak into the semifinals, while Swiatek is empowered by a Tour-best 61 wins (61-11 record) on the season.Įarlier, the second-seeded Swiatek stopped WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia 6-7(8) 7-6(5), 6-1 to advance to her 11th semifinal of the season. Swiatek semifinal showdown pits two of the Tour's biggest winners this season. The third-seeded Gauff, who has not lost a match since bowing to doubles partner Jessica Pegula in three sets in the Montreal quarterfinals in August, fired four aces, won 26 of 31 first-serve points and did not face a break point in a 78-minute victory. I think I just reverted back to normal and it feels like another week." I didn't know how I was going to feel after US Open. Honestly, I didn't expect to get this far. "I thought today I played really well," Gauff said. reigning Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek. US Open champion Coco Gauff dismissed Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-4 to score her 16th straight win and set up a semifinal showdown vs. ![]() ![]() The China Open semifinals is a windfall of winners. 3 Coco Gauff Coco Gauff dismissed Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-4 to score her 16th straight win and set up a semifinal showdown vs. Third-ranked Daniil Medvedev meets eighth-seeded Alexander Zverev in the other semifinal.World No. The men’s semifinals take place later Tuesday with second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz facing sixth-seeded Jannik Sinner. In other second-round matches, Marta Kostyuk ousted seventh-seeded Ons Jabeur 7-6 (5), 6-1, ninth-seeded Caroline Garcia beat Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and China’s Wang Xinyu beat 11th-seeded Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 6-2. The American, who was a finalist at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Saturday, will play 13th-seeded Julia Ostapenko next. The 48th-ranked Martic served for the match after breaking Gauff for a 5-4 lead, but the American broke back and then dominated the tiebreaker.įourth-seeded Jessica Pegula came from a set down to beat 39th-ranked Anna Blinkova 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-1 in just over two hours. The third-ranked Gauff had to rally from a break down in the deciding set to defeat Petra Martic 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (2). I’m super happy that I didn’t give her easily those sets.” “I think it was all about the last games in each set. “In the key moments I played a little bit better than her,” said Sabalenka, who will play 36th-ranked Jasmine Paolini in the last 16. 1 in Beijing, came from a break down in each set to see off qualifier Katie Boulter 7-5, 7-6 (2). Open champion Coco Gauff navigated tricky second-round opponents to advance at the China Open on Tuesday. ![]()
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