French Open,
Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
McCreadie
Iga Swiatek took another stride towards a third successive French Open title on Tuesday as she swept into the semi-finals with a 6-0, 6-2 rout of Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova (24).
World number one Swiatek, bidding for a fourth Roland Garros crown in five years, will play US Open champion and third seed Coco Gauff for a place in Saturday’s final.
Swiatek improved her career record in Paris to 33-2 and is on course to become the first woman to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen three years in a row since Justine Henin did so from 2005-07.
“Honestly I think everything worked,” said Swiatek after the match.
“I feel like I’ve been serving better than in previous rounds and that gave me an extra boost of confidence.”
“Today it was pretty straightforward. I’m happy I kept my focus. I felt like I was in the zone today,” added the Pole.