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Coco Gauff was utterly dominant as she dispatched defending champion Iga Świątek 6-1, 6-1 in just 64 minutes to reach the Madrid Open final, handing the five-time grand slam champion one of the worst defeats of her career.
It was Gauff’s first career win over Świątek on clay and the American will now face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s final after the Belarusian defeated Elina Svitolina in the second semifinal.
Victory over Sabalenka on Saturday would lift Gauff above Świątek in the world rankings to a new career-high of No. 2.
After holding serve in the opening game of the match, Świątek went on to lose an…