In the first women's singles semifinals of the 2024WTA 1000 Rome station, Swiatek played against Gauff, and in the end, Swiatek easily defeated Gauff in straight sets 2-0, won a wave of 11 consecutive victories, and broke into two clay 1000 finals back-to-back, which is really crazy! Swiatek was also excited after the game.
Swiatek, the tournament's top seed, world No. 1 and two-time champion, is the favourite to reach the semi-finals, where she has won 10 straight matches on clay and is aiming to advance to the title match. Gauff is the No. 3 seed in the tournament and is a talented American girl with a strong team, including Zheng Qinwen.
Although there is not much difference between the two rankings, Swiatek has an overwhelming 9-1 advantage in the previous 10 meetings, and this will be their first meeting this season. Or is Gauff a big upset?
In the first set, Gauff broke first to break 2-0 in the second game, and in the third game, Swiatek broke back and then held serve 2-2. The two then held serve 4-4 each. In the ninth game, Swiatek broke again to lead 5-4, and in the 10th game, Swiatek scored four straight points to cash in on her serve to win the set, taking a 6-4 lead and leading Gauff 1-0.
In the second set, in the fifth game, Swiatek broke first to make it 3-2. In the sixth game, Swiatek extended her advantage 4-2 with a thrilling hold. In the seventh game, Gauff saved a break point and struggled to hold serve 3-4. In the eighth game, Swiatek managed to hold serve, 5-3. In the 9th game, Gauff's unavoidable serve game was lost again, and Swiatek advanced 6-3 and 2-0.