NEW DELHI:
Iga Swiatek
, the defending champion, advanced to the semi-finals of the
French Open
with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 victory over
Marketa Vondrousova
, a former runner-up, in just 62 minutes on Tuesday in Paris.
The 23-year-old Pole will face American
Coco Gauff
in a highly anticipated last-four encounter, a rematch of the 2022 final which Swiatek won. The top seed holds a 10-1 overall record against the third-seeded Gauff.
Swiatek quickly asserted her dominance on Court Philippe Chatrier, racing to a 5-0 lead over the fifth-seeded Wimbledon winner Vondrousova.
The opening set concluded when Vondrousova hit a shot long, marking Swiatek's third consecutive bagel following her impressive win over Russian Anastasia Potapova.
Vondrousova managed to get on the scoreboard in the second set following a rare error from Swiatek and even earned a break point in the subsequent game.
However, she was unable to halt Swiatek's relentless charge, as the top seed extended her winning streak on clay to 17 matches.
The champion of Madrid and Rome, Swiatek secured a break for a 3-1 lead and never looked back. She sealed the victory when Vondrousova hit a shot into the net, setting up a thrilling semi-final clash with Coco Gauff.
(With Reuters inputs)
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