Coco Gauff hands Iga Świątek one of the worst defeats of her career to reach Madrid Open final
- Coco Gauff defeated Iga Świątek 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the Madrid Open final on the clay courts in Spain.
- ŚWiątek, the tournament's defending champion and world number two, struggled with movement issues that contributed to her loss.
- ŚWiątek described feeling off balance and unable to position her feet well, saying everything collapsed during the match.
- Gauff secured three breaks of Świątek's serve in the opening set and dominated the 64-minute semifinal to defeat her opponent.
- The loss extended Świątek's streak without reaching a final since last June, while Gauff advanced to face Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
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Coco Gauff hands Iga Świątek one of the worst defeats of her career to reach Madrid Open final
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff was utterly dominant as she dispatched defending champion Iga Świątek 6-1, 6-1 in just 64 minutes to reach the Madrid Open final, handing the five-time grand slam champion one of the worst defeats of her career. It was Gauff’s first career win over Świątek on clay and the American will now face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s final after the Belarusian defeated Elina Svitolina in the second semifi…
Gauff routs Swiatek to advance to Madrid Open final against World No. 1 Sabalenka
Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the Madrid Open women's singles final for the first time.Gauff broke Swiatek's serve three times in the first set, and twice in the second, to cruise to a 64-minute

'Pretty bad' Swiatek thrashed by Gauff as Sabalenka returns to Madrid final
Reigning champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing 6-1, 6-1 semi-final defeat by Coco Gauff on Thursday, with the American to face world number one Aryna Sabalenka for the Madrid Open title.
Swiatek thrashed by Gauff in Madrid semis
Reigning Madrid Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing 6-1, 6-1 semifinal defeat by Coco Gauff on Thursday, with the Pole saying "everything kind of collapsed" in a worrying performance. The Polish world number two and five-time Grand Slam winner could not force a single break point and dropped serve…
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