Roland-Garros 2023: Swiatek keeps his title, what to remember from the day


THE ESSENTIAL

Finals weekend at Roland-Garros. The 2023 edition, of which Europe 1 is the official radio, delivers its verdicts this Saturday and Sunday, starting first with the ladies’ singles tournament. And at the end of the suspense, it was the 22-year-old Polish Iga Swiatek who won the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup in front of a Parisian public won over to her cause. The world number 1 won at the end of the suspense, in three sets, against the Czech Karolina Muchova who was playing her first Grand Slam final this Saturday. In winning her third final at Roland-Garros, her second in a row, Iga Swiatek became the first athlete to retain her trophy since Justine Henin in 2007.

The main information:

– Karolina Muchova challenges Iga Swiatek in the women’s singles final

– Europe 1, radio partner of Roland-Garros, brings you the final live on its antenna

– The final starts at 3 p.m.

– The first set is easily won by the Polish Iga Swiatek (6-2) against Karolina Muchova

– Karolina Muchova returns to one set all after winning the second set 7-5

– Iga Swiatek wins at the end of the suspense after almost three hours of play

Iga Swiatek retains his title

World number 1 Iga Swiatek won Roland-Garros for the third time, beating Czech Karolina Muchova (43rd) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the final on Saturday. The 22-year-old Polish, already a winner in Paris in 2020 and 2022, thus won her fourth Grand Slam title with also the US Open 2022. Muchova played her first final in a major tournament at the age of 26.

Muchova towards a feat?

Will the Czech Karolina Muchova succeed in achieving the feat? The 43rd player in the world managed to break the world number 1 in the ultimate and now leads 4-3.

Karolina Muchova picks up

Czech Karolina Muchova returns to one set all after winning the second set. The 43rd player in the WTA rankings won the set 7-5 and forced Iga Swiatek to work hard to win her third title at Roland-Garros.

Swiatek struggles to conclude

Iga Swiatek can’t finish the job. After being broken on her service game at 4-4, the Polish managed to unbreak. But she lost her service again on her next engagement. The world number 1 is now in danger since Karolina Muchova will serve to conclude the second set…

Muchova’s break

The Czech Karolina Muchova took the service of the Polish Iga Swiatek for the first time. Led 3-0 in the second set, the 43rd in the world in the WTA rankings managed to unbreak the double winner of Roland-Garros. Iga Swiatek now only leads three games to two.

Muchova already back to the wall in the second set

Karolina Muchova does not find the solution to the tough Iga Swiatek. The Czech undergoes the intensity put on the court by the Pole. As a result, the world number 43 has just had her serve taken from the start of this second set. She is now back to the wall in this final. The world number 1 leads 3-1 in this second round.

The first round for Iga Swiatek

Easy in the exchanges, Iga Swiatek logically won the first set against Karoline Muchova 6-2. Broken from her first game of service, the latter never managed to pick up the score in this first round.

Swiatek leads the dance

Iga Swiatek continues to lead the race in this first heat. Solid, the Polish retains her service games and now leads 5-2. Karolina Muchova is now under pressure on her commitment.

Muchova unlocks his meter

The Czech Karolina Muchova won her second game of service and partially recovers the Polish Iga Swiatek 3-1. The world number 1, however, retains its break lead as the match has started for 18 minutes now.

Iga Swiatek break already

The Polish Iga Swiatek started the final perfectly by winning her service game, the first of the game. Leading 40-0 on her engagement, Swiatek lost the next two points but made up for it to finally keep her serve. In the process, the world number 1 manages to break her opponent and already leads 2-0 in the first set.

Let’s go !

The match is now on between world number 1 Iga Switek and the 43rd in the WTA rankings. It is the Polish who begins the service. Since the start of the tournament, Iga Swiatek has been on the courts for 7:41 hours, against 12:04 for the Czech. A burst of energy much more consequent which could play in the decisive moments of this match.

Players ready to fight

15 minutes from the start of the final, Iga Swiiatek and Karolina Muchova arrived in the locker room for a final preparation. The players warm up one last time before entering the arena of the Philippe-Chatrier court to do battle. The Polish and world number 1 has a precise routine before playing each match.

The final not before 3 p.m.

The final between Muchova and Swiatek will start this Saturday not before 3 p.m. on the Philippe-Chatrier court. The winner of this duel will be awarded the Suzanne-Lenglen cup by Christ Evert, invited by the organizers.

If the big favorite is called Iga Swiatek, double winner at Roland-Garros in 2020 and 2022, Karolina Muchova can rely on her only confrontation with the Pole for this final. Indeed, during their only face-to-face in Prague, in 2019, the Czech had won in three sets (4-6, 6-1, 6-4). Times have changed since this match, the Pole has become the world number 1 and dominates women’s tennis.





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