
Coco Gauff of the U.S. in action during her semi-final match against Poland's Iga Swiatek during the Madrid Open at Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain on May 1, 2025. — Reuters
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On Thursday, the champion Iga Sweatic, who ruled by Coco Gauf, suffered a 6-1, 6-1 to 6-1 semi-finals, with the US Madrid Open title facing the world number one Arina Subalinka.
The five -time Grand Slam winner, second -ranked Sweetic, left service five times against Gauf, when the pole fell in 64 minutes.
Switch, which is usually good on the soil, has struggled during his Madrid title defense.
He dropped a seat against Alexandra Ella and Diana Schneider and then dealt with a beagle in just 24 minutes on Wednesday with a beagle.
However, the 23 -year -old returned firmly to defeat the American, but he ended up against the Keys’ compatriot, who defeated Sweet for the first time on the red dirt.
With this latest loss, Sweettic has only the incoming Italian open to help you return to ways to win before defending his French Open title at the end of May – his 2024 victory in Roland Garros was the last trophy, which was raised by the former world number one.
Sweette said, “I couldn’t really lift my level. Coco played well, but, yes, I think it’s up to me that I didn’t really move well.” “With such a game, it was very bad.” I think I pushed more and more in terms of such tennis with my head. Today, all kinds of all kinds have collapsed. “
The 21 -year -old broke into the third, fifth and seventh games to blow up the sweat in the first set, and changed its second seat point.
World No. Four took two more breaks in the second set and won the first time to ask.
“Obviously she was probably not playing her best tennis, but I think I made her anxious.” “She is very talented and can force you to run and walk around the court. And I tried not to do so today.”
Three straight wins against the sweat
Gauf defeated Sweetk in the United Cup of 2025 and in the WTA final last year, but the US never defeated the four -time French Open winner on Clay.
“I think the last time we played on the mud, I don’t think I have yet to succeed against it …” Gauf said.
“Obviously on the soil, they are a different player, but the soil is also one of my better levels, and I thought that if I could hit it hard, I could hit it on the soil.”
Last year’s runner-up Subalinika sealed the final after fighting the past 6-3, 7-5 from Ukraine’s Form Elena Sweetolina.
Sablenka won four of the first five games and the second break of the servo was enough to pocket the opening set.
In the second set, Belarusian took a 4-2 lead, but after some games, he was broken while serving for the match. Sabelinka immediately with another break before sewing victory in the second attempt. He replied.
Sabalinika is the first WTA player to win 30 matches this season and is in the fourth final in Madrid in five years, winning the tournament in 2021 and 2023 before losing to Swetack last year.
In the men’s draw, Casper Road reached the semi-finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory at Daniel Medvedev.
The Norwegians expelled Taylor Furts to reach the quarter -finals and won their first win against Russian in their fourth meeting.
Strong on the soil, Rod changed only two of its eight break points but it was enough to win, with Medvedev, which disliked the surface, did not create a break.
Road put heavy pressure on Medvedev’s service in the first set, breaking the fourth game and serving it.
In the second set, only one interval point was presented, the road earned and replaced in the 11th game, which enabled them to serve for the match.
Medvedev made 33 unprecedented mistakes and made four double errors in a disappointing afternoon for World No. 10.
Road, which is ranked 15th, will face Francisco Serndolo in the last four when he presented Jacob Mansk 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 in the past.
The fifth seed Jack Draper won the Matteo Ernaldi 6-0, 6-4 in the past. After leaving Italian Canada’s Gabriel Dilo 6-4, 6-3, he met the next Lorenzo Mosetie.