Iga Swiatek hustles Cori Gauff 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Paris on Thursday. Swiatek will clash against Jasmine Paolini in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes. The Pole won this tournament 3 times in 2020, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Iga added to her prize money € 550,000 after conquering this match. She has already won € 1,200,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Swiatek will add € 1,200,000 to her earnings to get in total € 2,400,000 in total.
Highlights Iga Swiatek vs. Cori Gauff French Open – Paris
Swiatek’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Pole scored 72 points vs. Coco’s 54.
Swiatek
Swiatek was sharp when converting 57% of the break points that she conquered (4/7).
Gauff
On the other side, Coco was struggling when converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Swiatek and Gauff is 11-1 for Iga.
Draw and next match H2H: Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini – stats
Swiatek will come up against Paolini in the final.
This will be the 3rd time that Iga Swiatek and Jasmine Paolini play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Swiatek won 6-3 6-0 in the 1st round in New York back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Swiatek had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Cori Gauff in the 1st game (1-0). Swiatek managed to boost her lead after breaking Gauff in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).
Swiatek converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Gauff was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 40-A) and the 4th game (1-2 30-40).
They played 52 points. The Pole was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than the American (31-21). Swiatek surrendered 10 points on serve (21-10). On the losing side, Gauff conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).
Swiatek clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The Pole broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game to conquer the set 6-4.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Iga won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 1-3 to 5-3.
Iga converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Coco converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 74 points. Swiatek conquered the set after winning 8 more points than the American (41-33). Swiatek dropped 12 points on serve (20-12). In addition, on the other side, Gauff conceded 21 points on serve (21-21).
Tennis Scores at the French Open
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Cori GauffGauff (6-2 6-4)
- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Mirra AndreevaAndreeva (6-3 6-1)
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (1-0) – H2H details and stats