Coco Gauff put her miserable past against Iga Swiatek on clay behind her to reach a first-ever Madrid Open final.
The American world No.4 had lost all five of their meetings on the surface but dominated from the off in a devastating performance.
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Taking the first set 6-1, Gauff kept her foot on the gas and didn’t give the Polish No.2 seed a second’s rest as she repeated the feat in the second.
It his her first singles final on clay since 2022 and marks a return to form for the 21-year-old, who has struggled since winning the WTA Finals in November.
“The mentality I had the whole match, I was aggressive. Iga was not at her best, but I forced her into mistakes,” she said.
“I knew in the second set I had to raise it, I’m really happy with how I played.
“Happy to be through to my first final here in Madrid.
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