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Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff to set up a semi-final with Beatriz Haddad Maia
Defending champion Iga Swiatek maintained her dominance over American teenager Coco Gauff to set up a French Open semi-final against Brazilian 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
World number one Swiatek, who beat Gauff in the 2022 final, won 6-4 6-2. The contest was much closer than last year but Swiatek’s quality showed in a seventh straight win over Gauff.
Haddad Maia reached her first Grand Slam semi-final by fighting back to stun Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur. Haddad Maia, who had never previously reached the third round of a major, recovered to win 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-1.
The 27-year-old is the first Brazilian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since Maria Bueno in 1968.
(BBC Sports)