The impression is that the match point saved against Naomi Osaka in the second round further strengthened the spirit and heart of a player who only knows how to win on clay. The consecutive successes obtained by have become 19 Iga Swiatek to the Roland Garros17 on this surface with an open series in the fifth 1000 of the season and which could lead her to complete a sensational hat-trick on the Madrid-Rome-Paris axis.
The Pole has always beaten without too many worries Marketa Vondrousova and, even today, the field told a clear story. After having achieved a resounding 6-0, 6-0 ad Anastasia PotapovaSwiatek thought well of starting from a bagel, sending a strong message to the Czech player.
Roland Garros – Iga Swiatek overpowers Vondrousova: she will face Coco Gauff in the semifinals
Vondrousova certainly contributed to making the first set meaningless, because she never tried to do something different to try to put Swiatek in difficulty.
The Pole thanked her and extended her dominance by controlling every exchange from the baseline and sending her rival out of gear. In the second set, Swiatek responded in the only real moment of “tension” and canceled a break point at 1-1 to gain the goal.
In the next game came another painful break and the Warsaw native didn’t stop until it was 6-0, 6-2. She will challenge you in the semi-final Coco Gauffan opponent she defeated on ten out of eleven occasions, four out of four on clay without ever losing a set.
An important reaction allowed the American to comeback Hon Jabeur with the score 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. In the seventh game, Gauff lost control of his backhand and serve, giving Jabeur confidence. The Tunisian did well not to let herself be influenced by the two unconverted set points before closing on serve.
In the second half, from 2-1, everything changed. Jabeur lost his way and, despite the immediate counter break, surrendered the serve three times in a row. Gauff took advantage of the favorable moment and also started the decisive set in the best way.
Jabeur fought not to get out of the dispute: she canceled a match point at 2-5 and got herself a chance at 3-5. The American did not lose her composure and kept the trouble away with a winning serve. Sara Errani And Jasmine Paolini they reached the quarter-finals in doubles by winning with a clear 6-2, 6-0 Amina Anshba And Anastasia Detiuc.
In order not to stop and continue dreaming they will have to eliminate Emma Navarro And Diana Shnaider.
