World No.1 Iga Swiatek has maintained her domination of American Coco Gauff, beating the US Open champ for the tenth time in 11 matches to achieve the ultimate of the Italian Open in Rome.
The two largest younger stars within the girls’s sport are prone to do battle many extra instances of their careers however Gauff has numerous work to do if she is to make it an actual rivalry with the Pole.
She defeated Swiatek in Cincinnati final summer time however has didn’t win a set within the different 10 matches and, regardless of an amazing begin on the Italian clay, fell to a 6-4 6-3 loss on Thursday.
Swiatek is on an 11-match successful streak after lifting the trophy in Madrid a fortnight in the past and can bid to make it back-to-back titles this weekend.
Gauff, who misplaced to Swiatek in her first grand slam closing on the French Open two years in the past, got here out firing, breaking serve on the first alternative.
She had two probabilities to make it 3-0 however couldn’t convert them and from there the highest seed started to take management, ultimately successful the opening set when Gauff’s serve let her down.
The American fought laborious to strive to stick with Swiatek within the second set and had one likelihood to get again on serve at 4-3 however she couldn’t take it and her problem got here to an finish shortly afterwards.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
