Cincinnati tournament Coco Gauff will face Karolina Muchova in the final

(Cincinnati) Coco Gauff created a surprise on Saturday by eliminating in the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati the world No.1, Iga Swiatek, and will face Sunday in the final Karolina Muchova, who beat Aryna Sabalenka, the 2^e world player.

Gauff took out Swiatek in three sets 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-4 while Muchova beat Sabalenka also in three sets, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-2 .

Facing Swiatek, Gauff won the first set in the tiebreaker but Swiatek turned things around by winning the 2^e 6-3.

In the last set, Gauff made the break to lead 4 games to 3 then 5 to 3 on his service by multiplying the high balls to hinder his opponent. The American, however, was nervous until the end with in particular a double fault when she served to win the match but finally prevailed on an unforced error from the Pole.

“I knew it would be hard to beat her. I really took my chances when I could and I fought on every point,” said the young American after her victory.

It’s the second time in a week that Swiatek, 22, has lost in the semifinals with a loss to another American, Jessica Pegula, in Montreal.

Gauff, 19 and currently 5^e world player, she won her first match against the world N.1 in eight games.

In the other semi-final, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, 2^e world, won 1^er set in the tiebreaker (7/4) against the Czech Karolína Muchová (17^e). However, she had won four games in a row to come back to 5-5 before losing her service in turn.

In the 2^e set, Sabalenka lost her luster and against an opponent who had already beaten her in the semi-finals at Roland-Garros this season, she committed two consecutive double faults in the 6^e game while leading 40-0. Muchová then broke to break away 5-3 and serve to win the set. What she did without firing a shot, forcing Belarus to a 3^e set.

Muchova broke there to lead 2-1 against a very irregular Sabalenka, alternating aces and double faults. The Czech took the opportunity to take the lead 5-3 by once again breaking her opponent.

With her victory, acquired on an unforced error by Sabalenka, she offers herself the first final of her career in a WTA 1000 and makes sure to enter the Top 10 of the world rankings on Monday.