Gauff topples Swiatek in Cincy | The Express Tribune
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CINCINNATI: Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova scored upset wins on Saturday to line up Cincinnati WTA title clash in the first Masters-level final for both. Gauff toppled world number one Iga Swiatek 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-4, while Muchova stunned reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-2. The 19-year-old Gauff, ranked seventh in the world, snapped a career-long jinx against Swiatek, taking her first victory after seven losses to the Polish powerhouse in just under three hours after four match points. "I knew playing her was going to be tough," Gauff said. "I really took my opportunities when I got them and I really just fought every point. "I was a little bit negative in the second but I got it back and I was telling myself, 'You're a warrior and you can do this.'" Swiatek, the reigning US Open and French Open champion, had not dropped a set in sweeping her prior matches against Gauff. "There are thi