French Open 2022 - Coco Gauff sweeps Sloane Stephens aside to reach first Grand Slam semi-final

Coco Gauff swept former world number three Sloane Stephens aside 7-5, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final. Gauff, brilliant throughout, failed to serve for the match in the second set, but a poor service game from Stephens handed her opponent the match on a plate and ended any hopes of a fightback. Ad/> The 19-year-old, appearing in her first semi-final, will face up against another last-four debutant in Martina Trevisan.

Roland-GarrosGauff seals Mertens win with bagel to make quarter-finalsYESTERDAY AT 14:55 Gauff stormed into the lead on Phillipe Chatrier after following a comfortable service game with a break on the Stephens serve as the former US Open champion struggled with her opponent's thumping groundstrokes. Another hold of serve saw Gauff take a 3-0 lead, before Stephens finally stopped the rot with a hold of serve. A hold to love from Gauff maintained her advantage as Stephens grew into the match and kept herself alive in the first set with a hold for 4-2.

A trickier hold for Gauff saw her move 5-2 up, and while Stephens waited for her chance to break back, she held serve for 5-3. Nadal v Djokovic is biggest rivalry in tennis history — Corretja 'Booing fuels Djokovic' — McEnroe warns fans ahead of Nadal showdown Sure enough, when the chance came Stephens took it, breaking back following a wild forehand from Gauff. Her third game in a row saw the match level at 5-5, but another hold to love from Gauff put the breaks on the 29-year-old's momentum.

And moments later, the teenager had three set points. Stephens saved the first but could do nothing about a crashing backhand winner from Gauff for the second, and the 18-year-old took a one-set lead to the sound of big cheers. Stephens look set for a