1 is in front for the first time in the second set.Ī double fault from Gauff gifts Swiatek two break points but she only needs one and forces another error from the teenager to move back on level terms in the second set. Three games on the bounce - the most recent to love - and the world no. Swiatek took back that momentum and she’s running with it. Another game goes the way of the Pole and the second set has swung in her favour. She’s thundering it back with backhand’s down the line. Iga Swiatek is imperious when faced with Coco Gauff’s second serve.

The other skills on display from the Pole have more than been able to make up for it though and her power is exceptional.įrom 15-30 down, she wins the next three points to take the game. She’s made double the amount of unforced errors trying to play that shot compared to Gauff. If there’s a slight chink in Swiatek’s armour it’s with her backhand returns.

A wide serve to the forehand first up sees Swiatek whip it wide of the court.īut, Gauff follows it up for two errors of her own to tip the game in favour of the Pole. The crowd is backing Coco Gauff as she prepares to serve to stay in the match. Swiatek will be serving for the championship now though. Follow all the action live below as Swiatek and Gauff bid to win the French Open: Gauff beat compatriot Sloane Stephens in the last eight and Italian Martina Trevisan in the semis, to reach a first-ever Grand Slam singles final of her career.

Swiatek didn’t drop a set in either the quarter-finals or semis, dispatching the aforementioned Pegula and Daria Kasatkina in those rounds en route to the final today. Two years ago the Pole triumphed in this arena as a teenager and, now aged 21, she is bidding for a second Grand Slam title after reaching the Australian Open semis earlier this year. Before that, though, her task is enormously difficult in the singles final today: standing in her way is world No1 Iga Swiatek. Back in 2000, Mary Pierce achieved the rare feat this time Gauff is hoping to do so with the aid of Jessica Pegula in the doubles final on Sunday. The French Open 2022 has reached its concluding weekend and American star Coco Gauff is aiming to become the first woman in over 20 years to win both the women’s singles and doubles competitions at Roland Garros in the same year.

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