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Coco gauff battle back to beat jabeur. And set up swiatek semifinal
Coco Gauff will meet world No 1 Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals after the two-time defending champion swept aside Marketa Vondrousova 6-0 6-2 in 62 minutes; follow updates from Roland Garros across Sky Sports’ digital platforms
Coco Gauff came back from a set down to beat Ons Jabeur and book her place in the final four of the French Open, where she’ll face world No 1 Iga Swiatek.
In a terrific quarter-final clash, Gauff rallied to prevail 4-6 6-2 6-3 after a shaky start to the match which saw the 20-year-old struggle to get to grips with the shot-making of Jabeur.
The US Open champion, seeded third at Roland Garros, grew in confidence in the second set and stamped her authority on proceedings by breaking Jabeur three straight times.
The eighth-ranked Tunisian began to fade in the final set, her groundstrokes becoming increasingly erratic, and Gauff claimed another break of serve early on.
Jabeur threatened to break back as Gauff served for the match, but the American clung on and eventually closed out victory with her third match point as Jabeur volleyed wide.