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.

Gauff destroyed Swiatek with only two lost games in Madrid but Simona Halep once recorded an even more dominant win against the Pole on clay.

It was Świątek's worst loss on clay since 2019. She must now regroup for the Italian Open in Rome, where she is the defending champion.