Seeded N.5, Caroline Garcia will face Italian Jasmine Paolini in the semi-finals, with her sights set on the eighth singles title of her career.
The Frenchwoman (28), who remained on a quarter-final lost in Palermo and a half conceded in Lausanne, offered herself the world N.1, who was making her return to competition at home since her elimination in the 3rd round at Wimbledon by another Frenchwoman, Alizé Cornet, who had put an end to a series of 37 consecutive victories.
Garcia and Swiatek, who had only faced each other once, in 2019 in Cincinnati for a victory for the Pole, each had their set of domination, the first won 6-1 by the French, the second won on the same brand by the world N.1.
Driven by an excellent return of service, Garcia made a first break at 5-3 in the last set, before giving up her serve while serving for the match.
But the French then managed to conclude with authority by once again taking the service of the Polish (6-4).
Iga Swiatek, winner of Roland-Garros in 2020 and this year, had not lost a match on clay for more than a year.
The other semi-final will pit Ukrainian Kateryna Kozlova against Romanian Ana Bogdan.
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