Iga Swiatek beats enraged Coco Gauff to reach French Open final

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With a powerful performance, Iga Swiatek has advanced close to claiming her fourth French Open championship. Unfortunately for Coco Gauff, her journey came to an emotional end as she shed tears after her semi-final match on Thursday at Roland Garros.

Gauff became very upset and had a heated argument with umpire Aurelie Tourte, expressing her disappointment with the official's decision not to reverse a call. She also suggested that Tourte should feel embarrassed.

After that, the American who is 20 years old moved her hand to remove the tears from her eyes while people booed loudly in Court Philippe Chatrier.

Polish tennis star Swiatek, who is currently ranked as the top player in the world, proved to be an unstoppable competitor at the Roland Garros tournament. She was able to secure her 20th consecutive victory at this event, ultimately defeating her opponent with a final score of 6-2, 6-4.

Swiatek needs to win just one more match in order to achieve a new record as the first female tennis player to claim three straight French Open titles since Justine Henin in 2007.

Gauff had a disappointing afternoon once again, as she finds herself on the losing end of a rivalry that is heavily lopsided in the world of sports.

Swiatek has emerged victorious in 11 out of their 12 encounters and has managed to win every match without losing a single set.

The Pole had already gained a lead in the match, largely due to Gauff making 18 unforced errors. In one instance, Gauff returned a serve from Swiatek, but it was declared out.

Tourte disallowed the call and, upon observing the return being drifted outwards, granted the point to Swiatek, causing Gauff to be completely stunned.

Gauff was really angry and stated that she was sure the ball was called before she hit it. She even said that her reaction would have stopped if the ball was called before she hit it and that she hadn't even finished her follow-through.

Tourte was firm in stating that Gauff's shot was not impacted by the call.

Gauff expressed her disagreement by stating, "Your assertion is incorrect. This incident has happened before, making it the second time. You ought to feel shameful about your actions. Considering this is a grand slam semi-final match, it is essential to be knowledgeable about the game's regulations."

Afterwards, Gauff reaffirmed her stance by insisting that the use of video replays should be implemented.

According to her, tennis is the only athletic activity that lacks a VR system, and oftentimes, a single individual is responsible for making decisions.

It's almost laughable how we still don't have it. And I'm not just saying that because it happened to me, but because every other sport has it.

Moreover, various choices are taken, and it's discouraging for a player to revisit or browse the internet to find out that their decision was spot on. It leaves you pondering what good does it do at that point?

Gauff, motivated by a feeling of unfairness, proceeded to disrupt Swiatek's serve for the initial time in the game, obtaining a 3-1 lead in the second set.

However, Swiatek counterattacked and despite Gauff rescuing three match points, a forehand shot that missed the boundaries on the fourth attempt allowed the favored player to proceed to another final in Paris.

According to Swiatek, she believes that she was a bit too forceful and exerted too much pressure on Coco.

Although I experienced a setback at the start of the second set, I maintained a positive mindset and was confident in my ability to recover swiftly. I raised my energy and determination levels to make that happen.

In my opinion, a majority of the aspects in my game functioned well today, thus I feel a sense of satisfaction.