Iga Swiatek continued her dominance over Coco Gauff to reach the French Open final and move closer to a third straight title at Roland Garros.
World number one Swiatek will face Italian 12th seed Jasmine Paolini in Saturday’s final.
Poland’s Swiatek, 23, broke Gauff in the first game of the match and, apart from briefly losing serve in the second set, retained control to win 6-2 6-4.
Third seed Gauff saved three match points before Swiatek closed out victory.
The 20-year-old American has now lost 11 of her 12 matches against the world number one.
“It was intense, especially in the second set but I’m happy,” said Swiatek.
“I stuck with my tactics, didn’t overthink things and just went for it.”
Paolini, 28, beat unseeded 17-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-1 in the second semi-final on Thursday.
