Coco Gauff wymierza słowny cios w Igę Świątek: „I tak powoli spadasz w dół”

Coco Gauff arrived on the court on Thursday ready to dominate at the Mutua Madrid Open semifinals. The American tennis star faced Iga Swiatek, notably the Queen of Clay and an opponent Gauff has struggled against in her career.

But, Gauff far from struggled against Swiatek on Thursday, beating the five-time major champion 6-1, 6-1 in just 64 minutes on clay. Gauff has now won over Swiatek in their last three meetings to raise their head-to-head record to 11-3 in Swiatek’s favor.

Gauff sounded really confident with her play after the match, which is something she may not be used to feeling after competing against Swiatek. She knows how the 23-year-old can climb her way back.

“I think the mentality that I had the whole match,” Gauff said. “I was aggressive and played with margin. Maybe it wasn’t her best level. … At any moment she can come back and play great tennis, so for me it was just making sure my level stayed the same and actually trying to raise it. I knew in that second set I had to raise it, especially because you know she could come back. I’m really happy with how I played.”