Italian Open: Swiatek beats Gauff to clinch final ticket

Iga Swiatek played great to defeat Coco Gauff in the semi finals of the Italian open in Rome on Thursday to reach second consecutive WTA 1000 final.

The 22-year-old polish and World No.1 who is on an eleven games winning streak in Rome defeated her American opponent 6-4,6-3 to reach the title decider in style.

With the victory, Swiatek has now won 11 consecutive matches. That’s also how many times she’s played Gauff in their WTA Tour careers and the victory count stands at 10; she’s 4-0 against the American on red clay.

Only Serena Williams (2013) managed to win consecutive titles in Madrid, Rome and Paris. Swiatek could lock down the first two legs in Saturday’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia final against the winner of the evening match between No.2 Aryna Sabalenka and No.13 Danielle Collins. With a win, the 22-year-old from Poland would find herself in the enviable position of being the overwhelming favorite at Roland Garros.

Swiatek who is aiming to clinch her fourth title of the season will next face the winner of the second semi final between Daniela Collins and Sabalenka on Saturday.