The French Open semifinals will feature a familiar battle, with Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek set to square off on Thursday.
Gauff mounted a comeback win against Ons Jabeur in this morning’s quarterfinal match, winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, while Swiatek easily took care of Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2.
“She was playing really well the whole match. She was hitting a lot of winners on me, which is something I’m not used to against anybody,” Gauff said after the match. “So today I was just trying to just be aggressive toward the end.
“[Ons Jabeur] is a tough opponent and she’s well loved on tour,” she added. “I could tell by the crowd today — I know you guys wanted her to win. Honestly, whenever she’s not playing [me], I cheer for her, too.”
It’s Gauff’s third semi in three consecutive majors, with Gauff and Swiatek the only two active players under 26 with more than two Grand Slam semifinals under their belts.
Gauff and Swiatek have met at the French Open before, having most recently faced each other in the tournament’s 2022 final. But Swiatek has took 10 out of 11 matches against Gauff — including a 6-4, 6-3 win in the semifinals of…
