Unable to move well on the court, the five-time Grand Slam champion extended her streak of not reaching a final after a demoralizing loss to Coco Gauff in the semifinals of the Madrid Open.

Again unable to move well on the court, the five-time Grand Slam champion extended her streak of not reaching a final after a demoralizing 6-1, 6-1 loss to Coco Gauff in the semifinals of the Madrid Open on Thursday.

After 20 minutes on the clay courts of Madrid, Iga Świątek threw her racket down on to her bag in frustration. She was experiencing something that she has inflicted on numerous opponents throughout her tennis career: the fear of humiliation.