Sporting Ukrainian colours, Polish sensation reaches French Open final in style
Paris — Iga Swiatek continued her march towards a second French Open title in three years when she demolished Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 to reach the final and extend her winning streak to a jaw-dropping 34 on Thursday.
She will meet either US teenager Coco Gauff, the 18th seed, or Italy’s Martina Trevisan in Saturday’s showdown. “Pretty special moment. Yeah, I’m really emotional. I’m so grateful to be in this place and you know, be healthy and be able to play my game. It’s amazing and I love playing here,” said Swiatek.
Swiatek started with a double fault but held and broke in the second game, only for Kasatkina to break back and level for 2-2. Swiatek, looking to become the fourth woman since 2000 — after Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova — to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup twice, kept her foot on the accelerator to take the early lead in the second set.
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