Coco Gauff delivered a commanding performance in the Madrid Open semifinal, defeating defending champion Iga Swiatek in straight sets. The American star needed just over an hour to secure a 6-1, 6-1 victory, marking her third consecutive win against the Polish world number two.
Gauff showcased remarkable consistency throughout the match, firing 18 winners while committing only four unforced errors. Swiatek, on the other hand, struggled to find her rhythm, hitting 21 unforced errors and failing to create a single break point opportunity. The result stunned fans, as Swiatek had previously dominated their clay-court encounters.
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Iga Swiatek in 2025
At the moment ranked no.2, the Pole played her last match on the 1st of May when she was defeated by world no.4 Cori Gauff 6-1 6-1 in the semifinal in Madrid (draw).
This season Iga has achieved a compiled 26-8 record. Iga Swiatek’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the final in Australia.
Gauff in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2025
Now ranked no.4, Gauff has achieved a 19-6 record in 2025. Gauff is now competing in Madrid where she beat the world no.46 Dayana Yastremska 0-6 6-2 7-5
, the world no.62 Ann Li 6-2 6-3, the world no.42 Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-2, the world no.7 Mirra Andreeva 7-5 6-1 and the world no.2 Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-1.Cori Gauff will compete against the world no.1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Their head to head is 5-4 for Gauff.
Coco conquered 1 title in 2025 in Australia.
Gauff won 10 titles in her career: 7 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Iga Swiatek and Cori Gauff clashed against each other 15 times. Their actual head to head record is 11-4 for Swiatek.