PARIS: Iga Swiatek romped into her second French Open final on Thursday and will face Coco Gauff for the title after the teenager became the youngest Grand Slam finalist since 2004.
World No. 1 Swiatek, the 2020 Roland Garros champion, cruised to a dominant 6-2, 6-1 semifinal victory over Russian Daria Kasatkina after just 64 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier.
That extended her unbeaten streak to 34 matches. Swiatek will equal Venus Williams’ record for the longest women’s winning run since 2000 if she beats 18-year-old Gauff, who brushed aside Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-1, on Saturday. “I’m so grateful.
It’s easier to play matches with this kind of support,” Swiatek, who won 10 of the last 11 games, said in her on-court interview. “It’s surprising this week how much they’re supporting me. “I try to treat every match in the same way because when I think about how it’s the biggest match of the season so far, it stresses me out.” It will be the 21-year-old’s second major final, as she looks to win a sixth consecutive WTA title.