Trevisan* 3-3 Gauff (* denotes next server)
Tough day for chair umpire Marijana Veljovic already. She’s been told off (in a way…), had a lengthy chat with Gauff on a line call and been asked to come down from the chair to check very close balls twice more. Over on the court, Gauff’s drop shot isn’t good enough and neither is the volley as Trevisan laps up her own volley winner. And then closes the game out by seeing a Gauff backhand sail long. BREAK!
Trevisan* 2-2 Gauff (* denotes next server)
A double-handed volley into the open court brings up a break point for Trevisan to break back. Gauff hands it to her on a platter with a double fault. BREAK!
Dramatic start to Trevisan-Gauff
Coco Gauff is not happy with Martina Trevisan’s grunting/screaming. “Too loud or no? I normally don’t care but when I’m hitting it, she is still screaming.”
Trevisan told off by the chair umpire for her elongated grunting, and has no interest in it. “I think I’m alright. I don’t need to change anything.”
Intro: Coco Gauff (USA)
Gauff is bidding to be youngest finalist at Roland Garros since Kim Clijsters in 2001 and at any Slam since Maria Sharapova at 2004 Wimbledon.
She’s yet to drop a set this fortnight, breaking serve a total of 29 times in her five matches.
By reaching semis, Gauff is projected to move into the top-20 and would make top-10 debut by winning the title
Also through to doubles SF alongside Jessica Pegula
Crowned girls’ singles champion here in 2018
The SF line-up in Paris has contained at least one American in four of the past five years
Intro: Martina Trevisan (Italy)
Trevisan advanced to Roland Garros quarter-final as a qualifier two years ago, beating Gauff en-route. After lifting maiden WTA title at Rabat last week, is on a 10-match winning streak, with eight of them coming in straight sets. Only previous semi-final in Paris pitting an Italian against an American was Serena Williams’ one-sided victory over Sara Errani in 2013. She’s the seventh unseeded semifinalist in Paris in the last four years. Attempting to become lowest-ranked finalist in Roland Garros history. With a win today, she’ll overtake Giorgi as the top-ranked Italian woman
Second semi-final: Trevisan vs Gauff
Now to the second semi-final featuring Italy’s Martina Trevisan and USA’s Coco Gauff – both first-time semi-finalists at Roland Garros. Gauff is the fifth female teenager to make the semis before turning 19 joining Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Nicole Vaidisova and Amanda Anisimova. 59th ranked Trevisan has not gone past the second round of any other slam
What was Swiatek listening to? Led Zeppelin.
The Iga method to winning….and a little @ledzeppelin #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/CXeKlATctp
Swiatek is grateful to be in the final
A message from Iga: pic.twitter.com/KfYp8x2WWU
Quick numbers:
34 wins in a row ?
54 of her last 56 sets ?
13 straight wins over Top 20 players ?
Dropped 2 points on 1st serve in the opening set, and just 4 points in total on serve in the second set
The final awaits Iga Swiatek!
Back in the final ?@iga_swiatek scores her 34th consecutive win, defeating Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 for the right to play for the title#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/SygTtSrgnx