In this latest victory, the 21-year-old completely dismantled No. 20 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 in an hour and four minutes to reach her second French Open final where she will face either Coco Gauff or Martina. Trevisan.
The Pole won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2020 beating Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1.
“I try to treat every game the same,” Swiatek said after the game. “If I realize it’s one of the biggest games of the season, it stresses me out, so I try to just focus on one task and listen to music.”
It was the fourth time these two players faced each other this year, and on all three previous occasions, Swiatek had come out on top.
Kasatkina initially matched the pace of the Polish phenom, tying it up 2-2 in the first set before Swiatek won 10 of the next 11 games to seal the match.
Such was her dominance that the world No. 1 dropped just two points on her first serve in the first set while Kasatkina, who hadn’t dropped a set in the entire tournament, saw her forehand give way under the pressure and she conceded 24 unforced errors.
In total, Swiatek conceded just 11 points on her serve the entire game, and four of those came in the only game she was broken. Kasatkina’s serve was worse off and was broken five times during the match.
“It’s easier to play games with that kind of support,” Swiatek said in front of a large crowd on Philippe-Chatrier. “I’ve had it in every place I’ve played this year.
“It always surprises me because when I started just after my first year of Covid and I wasn’t sure how many Poles would come, so it always surprises me.”
The Roland Garros women’s final is scheduled for Saturday.
