At the China Open, Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals where she will face Iga Swiatek, extending her winning streak on the WTA Tour to 16 matches. Gauff, the US Open champion, defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-4 in Beijing as she continued to pursue a fifth title in 2023.
In August 2023, Coco Gauff had reached the Cincinnati Open final after defeating world No. 1 Iga Swiatek for the first time in eight encounters.
In the Beijing, Gauff and Swiatek are preparing for another clash in the semifinal. Recently, Swiatek talked about the tennager during a conversation and said: “I know also how she plays, what she’s improved and what she changed. I’m going to use that information and not overanalyze because I think we’re both good players.”
Gauff also expressed her thoughts about facing Swiatek and said: “It’s gonna be a tough match. We had a tough match against each other in Cincinnati. But I’m really focused & excited to play tomorrow.”
Gauff in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Gauff owns a compiled 49-13 match record in 2023. Gauff is currently playing in Beijing where she beat the world no.20 Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-3, the world no.48 Petra Martic 7-5 5-7 7-62, the world no.16 Veronika Kudermetova 7-65 6-2 and the world no.6 Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-4.
Coco Gauff will fight against the world no.2 Iga Swiatek in the semifinal. Their actual head to head record is 7-1 for Swiatek.
Coco has won 4 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Coco won 6 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Swiatek in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.
2, Iga has achieved a compiled 61-11 match record in 2023. Swiatek is playing at the moment in Beijing where she toppled the world no.55 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 6-3, the world no.47 Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-1, the world no.25 Magda Linette 6-1 6-1 and the world no.10 Caroline Garcia 6-78 7-65 6-1.Iga Swiatek will come up against the world no.3 Coco Gauff in the semifinal. Their current head to head is 7-1 for Swiatek.
Swiatek clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Doha, Stuttgart, French Open and Warsaw. Swiatek got to the final in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) and in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open).
The Pole won 15 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek faced off 8 times. The head to head is 7-1 for Swiatek. Previously, 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.