As part of the 12th playing day of this year’s French Open, both women’s semi-final duels are on the program. The biggest favorite, three-time champion and defending champion Iga Šwiateková will face her colleague from the TOP 10 ranking Coco Gauffová. The American is most likely her last threat on the road to the title, as the second runner-up will emerge from the Grand Slam debutants’ duel between Jasmine Paolini and Mirra Andrejeva.
Overview of the most interesting, Thursday 6/6
Women’s Semi-Finals
Šwiateková (1-Pol.) – Gauffová (3-USA) | Court Philippe-Chatrier (15:00 CEST)
Paoliniová (12-It.) – M. Andrejevová (-) | Court Philippe-Chatrier (17:00 CEST)
Šwiateková – Gauffová | 15:00 CET
Iga Šwiateková was already the biggest favorite before the start of the tournament, and her chances of triumph increased even more after the unexpected failure of the two highest seeds in the lower half of the spider on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Pole is in the semifinals of the French Open for the fourth time and has completely dominated the last three rounds.
In the second round, on the other hand, she was one ball away from elimination when she faced a match point against Naomi Osaka in a battle between four-time Grand Slam champions. However, in the other matches, the world number one reigned and, among other things, outclassed Anastasia Potapova 6:0, 6:0 and former finalist Markéta Vondroušová 6:0, 6:2.
The native of Warsaw is the first world number one in more than 20 years to advance to the semifinals of the French Open in three consecutive years. She managed 33 out of 35 career duels at Roland Garros, in this respect only Chris Evert can match her in the open era.
The defending champion has now won 19 matches in a row on the clay of Paris and has already recorded 17 consecutive victories in the ongoing clay spring (she is one win short of equaling her own longest unbeaten streak on clay). She has a record of 4:1 in the semi-finals of the Grand Slams and has won every semi-final appearance at the French Open.
Business card of Iga Šwiateková. (@livesport)
Šwiateková – This season
Best results: Rome, Madrid, Indian Wells, Doha (triumph)
Greatest achievements on clay: Rome, Madrid (Triumph)
Balance: 43:4
Balance from the last 10 matches: 10:0
Balance on clay: 19:1
Record against TOP 10 players: 7:1 (career 40:15)
Balance in the Grand Slam semifinals: 0:0 (career 4:1)
Balance in the semi-finals: 3:2 (career 24:9)
Grandslamy: Australian Open (3. color)
Šwiateková – French Open
Career record: 30:2
Best result: triumph (2020, 2022-23)
Last year’s result: triumph
Balance in the semi-finals: 3:0
Dress rehearsal: Madrid (triumph), Rome (triumph)
Journey through the tournament: Jeanjeanová (6:1, 6:2), Ósakaová (7:6, 1:6, 7:5), Bouzková (6:4, 6:2), Potapovová (6:0, 6:0), (5 ) Vondroušová (6:0, 6:2)
Coco Gauffová dealt with the first major complications at the ongoing French Open in the quarterfinals, she had to turn the fight against the three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeurová. In the match, she hit only 55% of the first serves, however, after losing the opening set, she improved her performance and defeated her colleague from the TOP 10 ranking 4:6, 6:2, 6:3.
On the other hand, she did not lose more than seven games in the opening four matches, which includes the scalps of former semifinalist Tamara Zidanšeková and this year’s Australian Open semifinalist Dajana Jastremská. She reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slams for the fourth time in her career, the second time on the Paris clay.
The 20-year-old American won her first two semi-finals at the Grand Slams, the year before at the French Open, she only lost to Šwiatek in the final, and last year she triumphed at her home US Open. But she did not succeed in the third one, at this year’s Australian Open she lost to the later champion Aryna Sabalenková.
At the moment, she is a member of the TOP 3 of the world ranking, but it should be mentioned that she has never won a tournament of a higher category than the WTA 250 away from home. In particular, she has failed in the semifinal stage three times in a row, including a failure against Šwiatek a few weeks ago on clay in Rome .
Business card of Coco Gauff. (@livesport)
Gauffová – This season
Best results: Auckland (triumf)
Greatest achievements on clay: Rome (semi-final)
Balance: 30:8
Balance from the last 10 matches: 9:1
Balance on clay: 12:3
Record against TOP 10 players: 2:3 (career 18:26)
Balance in the Grand Slam semifinals: 0:1 (career 2:1)
Balance in the semi-finals: 1-3 (career 8-12)
Grandslamy: Australian Open (semifinals)
Gauffová – French Open
Career record: 20:4
Best result: final (2022)
Last year’s result: quarter finals
Balance in the semi-finals: 1:0
Dress rehearsal: Madrid (round of 16), Rome (semi-finals)
Journey through the tournament: Avdejevová (6:1, 6:1), Zidanšeková (6:3, 6:4), (30) Jastremská (6:2, 6:4), Cocciarettová (6:1, 6:2), (8) Jabeurová (4:6, 6:2, 6:3)
Mutual balance: Šwiateková dominates 10:1. She recorded all 10 victories in straight sets and beat Gauffova in the last two years of the French Open. The American was able to find the recipe only last year at the hard 1,000 in Cincinnati, where she won in three sets and finally took the trophy for the champion.
Paoliniová – Andrejevová | 17:00 CET
It wasn’t until the age of 28 that Jasmine Paolini got beyond the second round of a Grand Slam event for the first time. The Italian also shined at the ongoing French Open and is a new Grand Slam semifinalist. Moreover, after a surprising 6:2, 4:6, 6:4 win over former Wimbledon champion Jelena Rybakinová, she secured her debut in the TOP 10 of the world ranking.
She had more and more work to do in the previous rounds and in the last three duels (also with Bianca Andreescu and Elina Avanesjanova) she needed all three sets. In addition, she will also take part in the doubles competition in Paris, where she and compatriot Sara Errani are in the semi-final stage.
Semi-final participation at the French Open may not be such a big surprise. Last March, she was outside the TOP 70 rankings, but since the beginning of the second half of last season, she has reached the quarterfinals in Cincinnati, the finals in Palermo and Monastir, a triumph at the WTA 1000 in Dubai, and the round of 16 at the Australian Open and in Rome.
The current world top 15 has a record of 5:4 in semi-final duels, 2:1 on clay. Now she can become the third Italian finalist of the French Open, where before the start of this year she had a record of 3:5 in the main competition, in the open era of tennis. Only Francesca Schiavone and Errani made it to the final round.
Jasmine Paolini’s business card. (@livesport)
Paoliniová – This season
Best results: dubai (triumph)
Greatest achievements on clay: French Open (semifinals)
Balance: 21:10
Balance from the last 10 matches: 7:3
Balance on clay: 9:3
Record against TOP 50 players: 10:6 (career 29:62)
Balance in the Grand Slam semifinals: 0:0 (career 0:0)
Balance in the semi-finals: 1-0 (career 5-4)
Grandslamy: Australian Open (round of 16)
Paoliniová – French Open
Career record: 8:5
Best result: semi-final (2024)
Last year’s result: 2nd round
Balance in the semi-finals: 0:0
Dress rehearsal: Madrid (round of 16), Rome (2nd round)
Journey through the tournament: Saville (6:3, 6:4), Baptiste (6:4, 7:6), Andreescu (6:1, 3:6, 6:0), Avanesjan (4:6, 6:0, 6:1 ), (4) Rybakinová (6:2, 4:6, 6:4)
Mirra Andrejeva registered a historic victory on Wednesday. The Russian comet ran into the clearly favored world number two Aryna Sabalenkova in the quarterfinals and was lucky that Belarus was battling an illness and required a break for treatment. Still, all three sets were needed.
The 17-year-old teenager threw away a 5-3 lead in the opening set and then had to overcome a break deficit in the deciding act. She beat the favorite only after two and a half hours of fighting 6:7, 6:4, 6:4 and became the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Martina Hingis in 1997.
In addition, she is the youngest player since Jelena Dokičová (she beat Hingis at Wimbledon in 1999) who managed to defeat someone from the TOP 2 ranking at the Grand Slams. Specifically, at the French Open, the youngest since Monika Selešová, who eliminated Steffi Grafová in 1990. He will make his debut in the TOP 25 after the tournament, just 16 months after finishing his last junior event.
In the last 12 months, she has drawn attention to herself several times, for example, advances to the quarter-finals in Madrid, Rouen and Brisbane and to the round of 16 at the Australian Open, Beijing and Wimbledon. She also beat Viktoria Azarenkova, Peyton Stearns and Varvara Gračova at the ongoing French Open.
Business card of Mirra Andrejevová. (@livesport)
Andrejevová – This season
Best results: French Open (semifinals)
Greatest achievements on clay: French Open (semifinals)
Balance: 17:7
Balance from the last 10 matches: 8:2
Balance on clay: 11:3
Record against TOP 20 players: 4:2 (career 8:7)
Balance in the Grand Slam semifinals: 0:0 (career 0:0)
Balance in the semi-finals: 0:0 (career 0:0)
Grandslamy: Australian Open (round of 16)
Andrejevová – French Open
Career record: 7:1
Best result: semi-final (2024)
Last year’s result: 3rd round
Balance in the semi-finals: 0:0
Dress rehearsal: Madrid (quarter-finals), Rome (1st round)
Journey through the tournament: Bektasová (6:2, 6:3), (19) Azarenkova (6:3, 3:6, 7:5), Stearnsová (6:2, 6:1), Gračová (7:5, 6:2) , (2) Sabalenkova (6:7, 6:4, 6:4)
Mutual balance: Andrejevová leads 1:0. A few weeks ago on the clay in Madrid, she was on top 7:6 and 6:4, but she had to overcome a 2:5 deficit and eliminate the set point. The last player to record her premier semi-final on the highest circuit directly at the Grand Slams was Emma Raducanu. The British woman then triumphed at the US Open 2021.
Thursday program
COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (od 12:00 SELČ)
1. Krawczyková/N. Skupski (4-USA/Brit.) – Siegemundová/Roger-Vasselin (2-German/Fr.)
2. Šwiateková (1-Pol.) – Gauffová (3-USA) / no earlier than 15:00 CEST
3. Paoliniová (12-It.) – M. Andrejevová (-) / at 17:00 CEST at the earliest
COURT 14 (from 11:00 CEST)
1. Samson (3-CR) – Jovic (10-USA)
2. juniors
3. juniors
4. Pastry/Stuseková (CR/German) – Jamrichová/T. Valentová (3-SR/CR)
COURT 6 (from 11:00 CEST)
1. Brunclík (10-CR) – Blackbird (2-Rak.)
2. T. Valentová (12-CR) – Jamrichová (1-SR)
COURT 11 (from 11:00 CEST)
1. juniors
2. juniors
3. A. Kovačková/Samson (1-CR) – Sonobeová/Stojsavljevicová (7-Japan/Britain)
Complete program | Overview of the women’s tournament
2024-06-06 11:05:00
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