Roland-Garros 2022: Polish Iga Swiatek, first qualified for final

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The world number one has beaten the Russian Daria Kasatkina in two sets in a match that turned to punishment. The second place of finalist is played between the American Coco Gauff and the Italian Martina Trevisan.

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The Polish Iga Swiatek qualified, Thursday, June 2, for the final of the Roland-Garros tournament. The world number one has crushed Russian Daria Kasatkina and will play its second final on Sunday at the Porte d’Auteuil, after its victory in 2020.

iga Swiatek Exactly at the rendezvous

the Polish Iga Swiatek dominated in two sets (6-2, 6-1) Russian Daria Kasatkina, seeded number twenty. The Polish Iga Swiatek dominated in two sets (6-2, 6-1) Russian Daria Kasatkina, serial number twenty. Christophe Archambault/AFP

favorite of the female tournament, Iga Swiatek dominated, in two sets (6-2, 6-1 in 1 h 04), Daria Kasatkina, seeded number twenty . More powerful, the Polish converted five of the ten break balls that she has obtained. She only made a bite of her opponent, whom she wandered on the ground throughout the game. Daria Kasatkina has tried to vary the game, especially using the slice, but she did not have weapons to overcome the Polish.

Only 21 years old, Iga Swiatek is the only survivor of the top ten world players in this tournament. She has only sold one set since the beginning of the fortnight at the Porte d’Auteuil, against the Chinese Qinwen Zheng (74 e ) in the round of 16. Winner of the Internationals of France in 2020, she will address the final in the skin of the favorite.

Coco Gauff wants to forget 2020

The American Coco Gauff in her match against the Italian Martina Trevisan, Thursday, June 2. Michel EULER/AP

In the other semi-final, Coco Gauff (18 years old and 23 e in the WTA classification) is favorite in front of the ‘ Italian Martina Trevisan (59 e ). In 2020, the latter had eliminated the American in the second round of Roland-Garros after a tight match (4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in 2 h 11).

A meeting that marked Coco Gauff: “I remember it very well. I did a lot of double faults, I made more than ten [19 in reality]. I will not do it again this time -ci “, warned the great hope of female tennis.

the figure of the day

Faced with Daria Kasatkina, Iga Swiatek won his 34 e a row victory. The world number one thus equals the performance of the American Serena Williams, who had counted 34 successful victories in 2013. The Polish is only one victory of the Venus Williams record, the older sister of Serena, who had won 35 consecutive victories in 2000.

The last player to have beaten Iga Swiatek is the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, in Dubai, in February. The Polish has since won five titles in classified tournaments WTA 1000, winning successively in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart and Rome.

The quote of the day

“I had met him three times and he progresses. He has become unpredictable, he is not afraid of anything and he will be dangerous in the coming years.”

The Norwegian Casper Ruud, number eight world, did not praise praise about the young Danish Holger Rune (19 years old), whom he beat, Wednesday 1 er June, In the quarterfinals.

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