But, Gauff far from struggled against Swiatek on Thursday, beating the five-time major champion 6-1, 6-1 in just 64 minutes on clay. Gauff has now won over Swiatek in their last three meetings to raise their head-to-head record to 11-3 in Swiatek's favor.

Coco Gauff insists the world No. 2 ranking is "not important" to her as she has a bigger fish to fry and only cares about the top spot. When the American - who is ranked at No. 4 - meets Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid final,

Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time.