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,

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.

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.