Poland’s Iga Swiatek won her fourth French Open Title after she defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-2,6-1 in the French Open final on Saturday.
Iga Swiatek lifted her fourth French Open trophy. (Photo-AFP)
New Delhi: Poland’s Iga Swiatek thrashed Jasmine Paolini 6-2,6-1 in the French Open final on Saturday and won her fourth Roland Garros title. Swiatek dominated the game against Italian 12th seed Paolini and won the match in just 68 minutes to capture her fourth French Open title in five years in Paris.
Swiatek has now won all five Grand Slam finals she has contested. She is the fourth woman in the Open Era to lift the French Open trophy four times after Justine Henin, Steffi Graf and Chris Evert. She is the third woman in history to win the French Open title three consecutive times and also she is the first woman since Serena Williams to win any Grand Slam three years in a row.
At 23, she has four Roland Garros victories, the same as Rafael Nadal, the record 14-time champion, did at the same age. After an incredible two weeks in the French city, the 28-year-old Paolini had a disappointing ending to her brilliant campaign.
Here are some social media reactions:
23yo Iga Swiatek defeats Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 to become the youngest ever player to win four #RolandGarros Women’s Singles titles.
5th Grand Slam title.
Best player in the world. pic.twitter.com/Mw8257Oytp
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 8, 2024
IGA SWIATEK EMERGES VICTORIOUS YET AGAIN IN PARIS 👏
She has now won four of the last five French Open women’s singles finals 🏆 pic.twitter.com/HlqjhoS0Te
— ESPN (@espn) June 8, 2024
❤️IGA🇵🇱Nasza duma.
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) June 8, 2024
Iga Swiatek runs up to hug her team and her dad after winning her 4th Roland Garros title.
She previously said her dad sacrificed everything so she could live her dream. 🥹
3 years in a row.
No one is better on this court.
No one. 🇵🇱❤️
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 8, 2024
Niesamowite 🤩
Brawo @iga_swiatek!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/KTrwS2IUa3
— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) June 8, 2024
😨🇵🇱🧠 STAT: Iga Swiatek is the only woman EVER to win Roland Garros four times before turning 24.
On the men’s side, only Rafael Nadal and Bjorn Borg have done this.
Astounding! pic.twitter.com/1214nHWm8E
— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) June 8, 2024