Swiatek to face 18-year-old Gauff in French Open final

World No 1 Iga Swiatek will take on first-time Grand Slam singles finalist Coco Gauff in the French Open final on Saturday.

Swiatek beat Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 to extend her winning run to 34 matches. Gauff made light work of Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 to reach the first Grand Slam final of her career at the age of 18.

Gauff is the youngest Roland Garros finalist since Kim Clijsters in 2001 and the youngest major finalist since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004.

Both Gauff and Trevisan took a few games to settle during the early stages of the second semi-final on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Locked at three games apiece, Gauff started to use her groundstrokes to take control of points and a three-game run secured her the first set.

Trevisan then took a medical timeout to have her right thigh treated and taped by a trainer.

Gauff handled the break well, using it to enjoy eating a fruit salad, as she has done during many of her matches in Paris. The 18-year-old then put an early stamp on the set by going 3-1 up.

From there she continued to play with confidence, hitting 14 winners in total and winning 74 per cent of points behind her first serve during the 88-minute contest.

"I think I'm a little bit in shock right now, I have no words to describe how I feel," Gauff said on court after. "Thank you all for cheering me on.

"I wasn't nervous going in today, I haven't been nervous all week which is a surprise. I go for a walk in the morning which clears my head and, after that, I feel great."

Gauff then spoke about how she's planning to take a first Grand Slam singles final in her stride.

"I'm in the mindset now that it doesn't matter, I'm going to be happy either way and my parents are going to love me, regardless.

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