Coco Gauff remains unbeatable and will face Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals of the China Open
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Third-seeded Coco Gauff extended her winning streak to 16 matches, beating No.6 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-4 and setting up a blockbuster semifinal with Swiatek.
It’s the seventh semifinal of the year for the 19-year-old American, who hasn’t been beaten since a quarterfinal loss to Jessica Pegula in Montreal at the start of August.
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek advanced to the semifinals of the China Open by defeating No.9 Caroline Garcia 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-1 in a tense match on Friday.
Garcia took the first set but Swiatek struck back early in the second, taking a 4-1 lead before Garcia rallied to lead 6-5.
With Swiatek serving to stay in the match, Garcia came within two points of closing out a straight-sets win. However, Swiatek delivered two big points, pushing the match into a second tiebreak, which she ultimately won.
Swiatek then powered through the decider to advance to her 11th semifinal of the season.
“For sure it was really intense,” Swiatek said. “We played really fast. There was no time sometimes to think or analyze. I’m happy I used my intuition a lot. In both of the first sets, every ball counted. I’m happy that in the third I could just go for it.”
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