Iga Swiatek downs Gauff in the semifinal to collide vs Paolini at the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Swiatek prevails over Gauff to face Jasmine Paolini in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Iga Swiatek vs. Cori Gauff

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.

Swiatek
Paris
Swiatek's Record

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

Swiatek
Gauff
Iga Swiatek
6-2 6-4
1h:37
Cori Gauff
72
72
Total points
54
54
27
27
Winners
22
22
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
14
14
Unforced
39
39
26%
26%
Ratio Unforced
74%
74%
4/8
4/8
Net Approaches
8/11
8/11
50%
50%
Perc
73%
73%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
3
3
0
0
Double Faults
4
4
67%
67%
1st in
51%
51%
64%
64%
1st won
69%
69%
27/42
27/42
1st won
22/32
22/32
67%
67%
2nd won
32%
32%
14/21
14/21
2nd won
10/31
10/31
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
1/4
1/4
57%
57%
Won
25%
25%
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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.

Iga Swiatek Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Swiatek 6-2
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6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
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2
0
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40
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1
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0
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1
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40
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1
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0
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40
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0
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15

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).

2nd Set -
Swiatek 6-4
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6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
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15
40
30
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5
4
0
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30
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40
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40
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A
40
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40
A
40
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40
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A
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5
3
0
15
15
15
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15
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15
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3
15
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0
40
0
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3
3
0
15
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3
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0
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1
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
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40
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40
40
A
SwiatekGauff
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
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30
30
40
SwiatekGauff
1
1
0
15
15
15
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15
40
15
SwiatekGauff
0
1
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15
15
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15
30
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40
A
40
40
40
A

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).

1st
Swiatek
Gauff
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Swiatek
Gauff
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

Tennis Scores at the French Open

  • Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Cori GauffGauff (6-2 6-4)
  • Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Mirra AndreevaAndreeva (6-3 6-1)

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