Coco Gauff came out swinging at the United Cup in Sydney on Sunday, defeating Iga Swiatek, 6-4, 6-4, to put Team USA ahead 1-0 in the final of the international team competition.
Having lost 11 of her first 12 meetings against Swiatek, Gauff seems to have wrestled control of their head-to-head in recent months, this being her second straight win over the Pole—she also beat her in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals in November.
And there’s more.
With her latest victory over the world No. 2, Gauff has now won her last five matches in a row against Top 10 players, and more specifically her last three matches in a row against Top 2 players.
COCO VS TOP 2 PLAYERS SINCE NOVEMBER 2024:
d. No. 2 Swiatek in ’24 WTA Finals RR, 6-3, 6-4
d. No. 1 Sabalenka in ’24 WTA Finals SFs, 7-6 (4), 6-3
d. No. 2 Swiatek in ’25 United Cup F, 6-4, 6-4
More to come…
