Brutal Iga Swiatek destroys Daria Kasatkina to achieve French Open ultimate

Iga Swiatek continued her march in direction of a second French Open title in three years when she demolished Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 to achieve the ultimate and lengthen her profitable streak to a jaw-dropping 34 on Thursday.

The world primary conceded an early break, however made probably the most of Kasatkina’s string of unforced errors, peppering court docket Philippe Chatrier with winners.

Swiatek, the 2020 champion, has not misplaced since February and has matched Serena William’s profitable run from 2013, having now misplaced solely two units in her final 4 tournaments.

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She will meet both American teenager Coco Gauff, the 18th seed, or Italy’s Martina Trevisan in Saturday’s showdown.

Poland’s Swiatek once more performed with a ribbon within the colors of the Ukrainian flag pinned to her hat in opposition to her Russian opponent.

Russian and Belarusian gamers are allowed to compete at Roland Garros however should sit out Wimbledon as All England Club officers barred rivals from the 2 international locations attributable to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”.

Belarus has been a key staging space for the invasion.