Madrid open: Coco thrashes Swiatek

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Madrid, Updated At : 10:14 AM May 02, 2025 IST

It was Gauff’s 4th win in 15 meetings with Swiatek. Reuters

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MADRID, May 1

Coco Gauff dismantled defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-1 to storm into the Madrid Open final with a ruthless display on Thursday.

Gauff and Swiatek had met 14 times, with the head-to-head heavily in four-time French Open winner Swiatek’s favour at 11 wins to 3, while the American had never beaten the Pole on clay.

Swiatek looked rattled, her composure cracking as the match spiralled out of her reach — and in a rare lapse, she was hit with a code violation for an audible obscenity. “I was aggressive and played with margin. Maybe it wasn’t her best level,” Gauff said.

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