She was the defending champion and the last member of the top 10 remaining in the tournament.
Iga Swiatek in turn has said goodbye to Parisian clay.
This Wednesday afternoon, the 20-year-old Pole was overtaken by the Greek tornado Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros (6-4, 6-4).
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🇨🇿 Krejcikova vs.
Sakkari 🇬🇷
🇷🇺 Pavlyuchenkova vs.
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Iga Swiatek was confused from start to finish by her opponent's athletic power and flow.
Bandaged in the right thigh, she called a doctor at the start of the second set.
A break that had the merit of relaunching it, but not enough to make up for its late break.
End of the game for the American nugget
At 25, Sakkari, 18th in the ATP, has achieved a breathtaking course, having already released the seeds number 4 (Sofia Kenin) and 17 (Elise Mertens) in previous laps.
It thus reaches for the first time the last four of a Grand Slam.
A major point in common with the other three contenders for the title, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Tamara Zidansek and Barbora Krejcikova.
Coco Gauff evacuates her frustration by exploding her racket!
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The American is no longer there at all!
She has just lost 6 games in a row and destroyed her racquet!
#RolandGarros
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The latter got rid, earlier in the day, of the 17-year-old American nugget, Coco Gauff (7-6, 6-3). The Czech, so far known for her performances in women's and mixed doubles, has once again shown great strength of character. Victorious in the first round in the tie-break, after having saved five set points, she then took advantage of her rival's mental failure to conclude in one hour and fifty minutes. His duel against Sakkari on Thursday, after the one between Pavlyuchenkova and Zidansek, promises to be very stuck.
