Top-ranked Iga Świątek defeated Coco Gauff with a 6–4, 6–2 victory to reach the semifinals on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Świątek recorded another straight-set victory over the American and will face Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil. The 19-year-old Gauff fell to 0–7 against Swiatek, and has yet to take a set against her in any match. Swiatek won 6–1, 6–3 in last year’s final.

Earlier on Court Philippe Chatrier, the 14th-seeded Haddad Maia scored another comeback win, upsetting Ons Jabeur 3–6, 7–6 (5), 6–1 to become the first Brazilian woman since 1968 to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.

Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff at French Open; U.S. major drought now longest in history

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