In tears, Iga Swiatek can’t believe it. The 22-year-old has already won her third Roland-Garros after 2020 and 2022. This is her fourth Grand Slam title since she was also crowned at the US Open in 2022. of his opponent of the day in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-4) in 2 hours and 46 minutes.
Karolina Muchova, a tough opponent
Big surprise of the fortnight, Karolina Muchova, 43rd in the world before the tournament, played at 26 her first final in a major tournament. Swiatek has never been beaten in a Grand Slam final, although she was pushed to her limits by the Czech player. She will consolidate her place as world number one on Monday, which she will occupy for the 63rd week in a row. Swiatek rose to the top of the women’s hierarchy on April 4, 2022 after Ashleigh Barty retired.
She also becomes the youngest player since Monica Seles (1990, 1991, 1992) to retain her title at Roland-Garros. The Pole is also the third player from the Open era (1968) to win her first four Grand Slam finals, after Monica Seles and Naomi Osaka. Only Serena Williams was younger when she won her fourth Major, at the 2002 US Open.
After a quiet tournament, Iga Swiatek found a very strong resistance in the final, against an atypical player who almost derailed her. In the first set, the Pole quickly pulled away 3-0 and won it easily 6-2.
In the second set, with the crowd lining up for Muchova, it all started just like in the first, with Swiatek coming away 3-0. But this time, the Czech managed to destabilize her opponent. After equalizing at 3-3, she missed a first opportunity to finish on her serve at 5-4 before finally succeeding, still on her face-off, at 6-5.
Momentum Muchova won the first two games of the deciding set without leaving a single point to Swiatek. But the latter stayed in the match and came back at 2-2. At 5-4, the world number one forced Karolina Muchova to serve to stay in the match, the Czech then losing on a double fault.