​Iga Sviatek suffered her sixth straight loss to Coco Gauf, the Pole proved to be too strong for one of the most promising players of the WTA tournament. Polish woman in the finals of WTA Dubai, category “1000” competition.

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Iga Svyatek, victory over Koko Gauf – Pole in the WTA Dubai final

Svyatek started the match better, he emphasized his offensive precision, as well as stability in defense.

The WTA leader reached 5-2 without much trouble, after which she had a short relaxation period. Gauff got back to 5-4, but Iga closed the door in time on her opponent’s comeback (6-4).

The second set was lopsided: Sviatek played a very good return game, and combined with safe games from the start, she managed to change the table to 4-0 in her favor.

The Pole once again showed that she has several types of weapons with which she can subdue her opponent.

Encouraged by the crowd (who wanted a more balanced and longer match), Gauff mustered up her courage, rallied to 4-2, but gave her serve away again.

It was the last twitch of the American, Sviatek closed the match from the debut (6-2). The game lasted one hour and 28 minutes.

Know:

• After this win, Iga is 6-0 in matches against Koko.

• In the previous two matches in a row, Gauff had lost one set per game with a score of 6-0.

• Jessica Pegula (third favorite) and Barbora Krechikova (winner of Roland Garros in 2021) will meet in the other semifinal.

• This season, Iga Svyatek won 10 matches and lost two matches. Jessica Pegula beat Iga Svyatek at the United Cup (6-2, 6-2), and Olena Rybakina (6-4, 6-4) got past the Pole in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runs from February 19 to 25 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $2,788,468. Simona Halep won the tournament in 2015 and 2020, and the last edition went to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.

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