Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time Thursday. Gauff broke Swiatek's serve three times in the first set and twice in the second to cruise to a 64-minute semifinal victory over the second-ranked Swiatek at the clay-court tournament.

A moment captured by the camera three games into the second set, showed how much the entire situation seemed to be weighing on Iga

Conceding only two games en route to victory, Coco Gauff is only the second player to concede fewer than five games to Iga Swiatek in a WTA-level match on clay, after Simona Halep (one game, Roland Ga