Coco Gauff arrived on the court on Thursday ready to dominate at the Mutua Madrid Open semifinals. The American tennis star faced Iga Swiatek, notably the Queen of Clay and an opponent Gauff has struggled against in her career.

Coco Gauff boldly declared, “I think when I'm playing confident tennis, that's my best tennis. The post Riding High In Madrid Coco Gauff Eyes Iga Swiatek Semifinal Showdown With Renewed Confidence appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Iga Swiatek suffered a brutal 6-1 6-1 defeat to Coco Gauff on Thursday, bringing her Madrid Open title defence to an end. It was an erratic match for the world No. 2, who hit 28 unforced errors and received a code violation for audible obscenity from the umpire.