Roland Garros—Paris, France
Wednesday’s action at the French Open featured top seed Iga Swiatek ease past American Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to reach the semifinals.
The defending champion, who defeated Gauff in last year’s final, will next face Beatriz Haddad Maia. The Brazilian ousted No. 7 seed Ons Jabeur 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1.
Haddad Maia owns a 1-0 head-to-head lead over Swiatek in lifetime meetings. The pair will face off on Thursday.
Elsewhere, German Alexander Zverev continued his resurgence on Tour by ousting Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Losing to Rafael Nadal last year after suffering a year-ending ankle injury, Zverev will next face either Casper Ruud or Holger Rune for a place in the finals.
Thursday’s schedule in Paris will also feature No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka facing Karolina Muchova in the other women’s semifinals.
The men’s semifinals, featuring Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic will take place on Friday.
Tickets for this year’s French Open are available through P1 Travel.
Quarterfinal Results:
(1) Iga Swiatek Defeats (6) Coco Gauff 64 62
(14) Beatriz Haddad Maia Defats (7) Ons Jabeur 36 76(5) 61
(22) Alexander Zverev Defeats Tomas Martin Etcheverry 64 36 63 64
