Second-ranked Iga Świątek ended Coco Gauff’s 16-match winning streak as she advanced to the China Open final with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 victory
It was the 19-year-old Gauff’s first loss since the quarter-finals in Montreal, a span that included titles in Cincinnati and at Flushing Meadows.Świątek will meet No 22-ranked Liudmila Samsonova in Sunday’s final, after the Russian ousted fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina 7-6 , 6-3.
A medical timeout to have Gauff’s right shoulder assessed didn’t break Świątek’s momentum as she closed it out to extend her head-to-head record against her rival to 8-1. The Russian player made the first break to lead 5-4, but immediately surrended the advantage as the first set went to a tiebreak. Samsonova finally clinched the set at her third opportunity.
Barrere responded in a tighter second but Alcaraz forced a break to take a 6-5 lead and then coolly served out the win.In his first appearance in Shanghai since winning the title in 2019, Daniil Medvedev was ruthless as he overpowered 98th-ranked Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-3 for his 60th win of the season.
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