Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, seeded 22nd, will face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter-finals.
Iga Swiatek saved five of the six break points she faced and broke Caroline Garcia four times on the way to a victory that avenged her three-set loss to the French player in the quarter-finals in July.
World number one Iga Swiatek downs Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6(5) to claim her maiden trophy at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title.
Fifth seed Ons Jabeur dominates semi-final against Caroline Garcia, winning 6-1, 6-3 in just 1hr 6min. In another semi-final, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek beats No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal took his record over close friend Richard Gasquet to a perfect 18-0 with a 6-0, 6-1, 7-5 victory to stay on course for a 23rd Grand Slam title.
Swiatek's blend of power, poise and precision on the clay was too much to handle for Gauff, who never recovered from a shaky start in her maiden Grand Slam final.
Poland's Iga Swiatek continued her march towards a second French Open title in three years when she demolished Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 to reach the final.
Despite not being at her best, Iga Swiatek still hit 30 winners in an ultimately one-sided match to make her third Grand Slam semi-final and second in succession.
Novak Djokovic sees off Monte Carlo Masters champion Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim the last major tournament before French Open, while Iga Swiatek beats Ons Jabeur to retain the women's title.
Iqa Swiatek continued her searing start to 2022, beating Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win the women’s title at the Miami Open and extend her winning streak to 17 matches.
Sakkari beat Swiatek to face Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic for a place in the semifinals when for the first time in Open era, the games will feature four women who have never previously got this far at the Slams.
Rafael Nadal beats the world number one Novak Djokovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 49 minutes to clinch the title while fellow French Open champion Iga Swiatek claims women's tournament in just 45 minutes.
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