Iga Swiatek did not want to agree or disagree with Coco Gauff’s claim that she would have probably beaten anybody against her in Rome but the Pole did acknowledge that she was complimented by the American’s comment.
On Thursday afternoon in Rome, top-seeded Swiatek cinched her fifth straight-set win of the tournament after handing out No. 3 seed Gauff a 6-4 6-3 loss.
On paper, it looks like Swiatek pretty routinely got the job done against Gauff. But in reality, Gauff was playing great throughout the match but Swiatek just a found a way to be a little bit better and the Pole coming up big in the key moments probably played a big part in her win.
After the match, Gauff was frustrated with the outcome of the match – and not because she lost – but because she felt she was doing everything right but even that wasn’t enough against Swiatek, who is widely considered the best clay court player in the game.
“I would say from just this match, I feel more negative emotions right now. Looking at the whole tournament from where I started to now, I definitely feel like it’s major improvement,” Gauff said after Swiatek handed her a two-set defeat in the Rome semifinal.
“Against probably anybody else today, I would have won the match. I wanted to be aggressive, which…
