American Coco Gauff will face world no.1 Iga Swiatek for the French Open title after she succeeded into her maiden Grand Slam final with a straight sets win over Martina Trevisan on Thursday, 2 June 2022.
The 18-year old claimed a 6-3, 6-3 victory in her first major semi-final.
Gauff made a fast start and broke into the third game for an early advantage. She showed her unhappiness though after failing to persuade the umpire to overturn a controversial line call as errors flew off both players’ racquets, but she kept it together to take the set with a run of three straight games.
The Italian Trevisan was broken four times in a row, winning just three points in those games as her serve was taken apart from Gauff.
Trevisan took a medical timeout before the second set to have her thigh strapped, but Gauff took control of the match when she won a 14-minute game with a backhand winner for a 3-1 lead.
“I think I am a little bit shocked right now, I didn’t know how to react after the match. I am lost for words,” said Gauff.
The 18th seed will face Swiatek, who is on a 34-match winning streak, in Saturday’s final, but the American will have nothing to lose.
Asked on how she will approach the final, Gauff said: “I think I am in the mindset now where it doesn’t matter. I know I am going to be happy regardless, my parents are going to love me regardless, so I am going to go into it like another match. Yeah, it’s a Grand Slam final but there are so many things going on in the world right now, especially in the US, so I don’t think it’s worth stressing about it,” she concluded.
Photo 1 Caption: American Coco Gauff will face world no.1 Iga Swiatek for the French Open title after she succeeded into her maiden Grand Slam final with a straight sets win over Martina Trevisan on Thursday, 2 June 2022. Photo: Roland Garros (Twitter)
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