Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time.

Coco Gauff arrived on the court on Thursday ready to dominate at the Mutua Madrid Open semifinals. The American tennis star faced Iga Swiatek, notably the Queen of Clay and an opponent Gauff has struggled against in her career.

Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek in an emphatic straight-sets victory to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time. Gauff broke Swiatek's serve three times in the first set and twice in the second to cruise to a 64-minute 6-1, 6-1 semi-final triumph second-seed Swiatek in the Spanish capital.