No matter occurred between Swiatek and Gauff, the pair have been nonetheless going to go away Roland Garros because the main two ladies’s gamers on this planet rankings.
However the final result once more illustrated the gulf between them after they face one another.
US Open champion Gauff talked bullishly after beating three-time main finalist Ons Jabeur within the quarter-finals, saying she had “nothing to lose” and claimed the stress was on Swiatek.
That’s not the way it panned out. Gauff seemed overcome by nerves from the beginning and paid the value.
Making an attempt to land closely together with her forehand within the rallies didn’t come off, with a stream of errors from that aspect doing a whole lot of the work for Swiatek.
Gauff made 18 unforced errors in a primary set the place Swiatek solely wanted to hit two winners and the American’s physique language confirmed she was feeling the stress.
After going for a loo break to collect her ideas, Gauff needed to dig deep to carry serve at the beginning of the second set earlier than a row with umpire Aurelie Tourte over a line name sparked her into life.
An emotional Gauff appeared to wipe away tears between factors within the subsequent sport – however the power fuelled her into breaking Swiatek’s serve for a 3-1 lead.
Nonetheless, Gauff couldn’t consolidate and, though she confirmed extra resistance in the direction of the tip, she has extra problem-solving to do about the best way to finish Swiatek’s hex.