At the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati on August 19, Coco Gauff finally broke her streak of losing sets to Iga Siwatek by taking her first-ever match against the Pole.
Swiatek was the clear favorite to go to her first final in Cincinnati when the two players faced off in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000-level competition. But Gauff had other ideas.
Swiatek had defeated Gauff in 14 straight sets before this match. After ending the run, the American was fired up and roared in joy as she for the first time ever gained the lead over the World No. 1.
Before Cincinnati, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff faced off seven times on the WTA Tour. At the 2021 Italian Open, Swiatek defeated Gauff 6-7, 6-3 in their first encounter.
First WTA 1000 Final 🔥#CincyTennis | @CocoGauff pic.twitter.com/Sh5iu4pLGe
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 19, 2023
Gauff in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.7, the American achieved a compiled 37-13 record in 2023. The American is competing in Cincinnati where she conquered the world no.33 Mayar Sherif 6-2 6-2, the world no.50 Linda Noskova 6-4 6-0, the world no.43 Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-2 and the world no.1 Iga Swiatek 7-62 3-6 6-4.
Coco Gauff will fight against the world no.17 Karolina Muchova in the final on Sunday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. They have never played each other so far in top events.
Coco has won 2 titles in 2023 in Auckland and Washington.
Coco won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Iga Swiatek in 2023
Ranked no.1, Swiatek played her last match on the 19th of August when she lost to world no.7 Cori Gauff 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (draw).
Currently, during this year Swiatek has an overall 53-9 win-loss record. Swiatek has won 4 titles in 2023 in Doha, Stuttgart, French Open and Warsaw. Swiatek reached the final in Dubai and Madrid.
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek faced off 8 times. The head to head is 7-1 for Swiatek. The last time they played each other, Coco Gauff won 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 19th of August 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek |
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