Polish star makes it an 11th victory in 12 meetings against the American third seed
Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning match point against Coco Gauff during their women's singles semi-final match at the French Open. Photograph: Dan Istitene/Getty Imagestitle by dismantling teary American third seed Coco Gauff 6-2 6-4 in the semi-final on Thursday to match her longest winning streak on clay.
Swiatek drew first blood by breaking in the opening game of the contest after a forehand error by the ultra aggressive Gauff and the top-seeded Pole fought off break points in her next two service games before tightening her grip.
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