Iga Swiatek

2022 - 6 - 3

Iga Swiatek tops Coco Gauff to win the French Open (NPR)

Tennis's top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros. Swiatek's unbeaten run of 35 matches equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as ...

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Iga Swiatek reigns at French Open again after swatting Coco Gauff ... (The Guardian)

Iga Swiatek arrived at the French Open as heavily favoured to win a women's grand slam title as practically any player since the final peak years of Serena ...

With Swiatek continually targeting her itchy forehand, it took Gauff 22 minutes to clinch her first game in a grand slam final and she relaxed. But the run for Gauff was short-lived, with her attempts to match Swiatek’s offence yielding too many errors. From the moment she entered the court they desperately cheered Gauff. After an unforced error in the opening point, a spectator shouted out: “Coco, it’s not finished!” in French to general laughter. Along with her winning streak, which equals Venus Williams’s 21st-century record, Swiatek is now 21-2 (91%) at the French Open, the third best record in the history of the women’s tournament, having won the event twice in her first four years as a senior. Iga Swiatek arrived at the French Open as heavily favoured to win a women’s grand slam title as practically any player since the final peak years of Serena Williams, and she certainly knew it. The victory is the crown on top of her astounding run, which stands at 35 wins in a row and counting.

Iga Swiatek Wins French Open Championship (The New York Times)

Swiatek beat Coco Gauff, the 18-year-old American prodigy.

But Gauff did not give her support group much to cheer for in the early going, losing her serve in a hurry in the opening game with a series of errors and one very edgy double fault. She and partner Jessica Pegula will play in the women’s doubles final on Sunday against Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia of France. That French Open was played in the autumn after being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “When I came to the team in December, I said, ‘OK lets’s start with the strengths, not the weak points,’” Wiktorowski said. But Swiatek, nearly three years Gauff’s elder, has stormed to the front of the women’s game since then with her aggressive style, powerful package of skills and detail-oriented approach to training. Gauff, in her first Grand Slam singles final at age 18, sat in her chair courtside with tears streaming down her face after the defeat.

Poland's Iga Swiatek thrashes American Coco Gauff to win second ... (ABC News)

It was the second Grand Slam title for the 21-year-old Swiatek, who also triumphed at Roland Garros in 2020. The victory on Court Philippe Chatrier against the ...

Her 2020 victory in Paris made her the first player from Poland to win a Grand Slam singles title. The victory on Court Philippe Chatrier against the 18-year-old Gauff — who was playing her first Grand Slam final — extended Swiatek's winning run to 35 matches. It was the second Grand Slam title for the 21-year-old Swiatek, who also triumphed at Roland Garros in 2020.

Iga Swiatek crushes Coco Gauff to clinch second French Open title (The Sydney Morning Herald)

World number one Iga Swiatek confirmed her dominance of women's tennis by sweeping aside American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 to claim her second French ...

The new champion ran to her box after a brief celebration, while Gauff sat on her courtside chair and wept. But as a cool breeze lowered the temperature on court Philippe Chatrier, Gauff turned up the heat to go 2-0 up in the second set. A superb backhand passing shot winner got Gauff into the groove, but Swiatek kept the pressure on and stole her serve again as she dragged the American off the court and forced her to hit a forehand wide.

Coco Gauff vs. Iga Swiatek result: World No. 1 claims second French ... (Sporting News AU)

The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights for Coco Gauff vs. Iga Swiatek on Saturday. Follow for complete results from the 2022 French ...

Swiatek fires an ace to get advantage, leans Gauff left on the next serve and sends a forehand to the open court on the right to win the second game. Gauff moves it to 30-40 but hits a backhand out as Swiatek takes the first set. *GAUFF 1-4 SWIATEK: Gauff takes an early 30 love advantage over Swiatek, but she hits the net with a return and then double faults to even the score back at 30 all, and the two exchange to reach a second deuce. GAUFF 0-2 *SWIATEK: After a pair of unforced errors by the two to set the score at 15 all, Gauff has a strong backhand to take the 15-30 lead. Swiatek hits her first return after the serve out, and Gauff earns the break. *GAUFF 2-0 SWIATEK: Gauff starts the second game with an ace, and Swiatek hits the next serve into the net as Gauff takes a 30 love lead. Gauff forehands the first game point into the net, but finishes the next point with a hard forehand to the right of Swiatek to take a 2-0 lead in the second set. She has her third double fault to give Swiatek the 15-40 break point and hits it out as Swiatek evens the set. She finishes it with a forehand to the back corner to take her first lead over Gauff in the second set after falling behind 2-0. Swiatek hits the net, but Gauff sends the next point out to keep the score even at 30. GAUFF 3-6 *SWIATEK: First point goes to Swiatek after a Gauff backhand carries out. Gauff drops the next point just in the line to even the game at 15 all.

How Iga Swiatek won the 2022 French Open - and why she could ... (ESPN Australia)

On Saturday, Iga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff for her second French Open title. She has now won 35 matches in a row. What makes her so good?

"I kind of felt like the sky's the limit for me, so I feel more free right now," she said earlier this week. She reached the semifinals at the Australian Open and since then has been nothing short of perfect. But she knew exactly what she needed to do and was candid about her hopes for the future. "Hopefully we're going to see this final play out many, many times over the next 10 years, and hopefully this starts a little rivalry. "Also, I think the biggest change for me is going to be to be consistent. She was the fifth straight first-time major champion in the women's draw at Roland Garros, and she had seen other women have success but struggle to follow it up. She lost just eight games in total to Pegula and Daria Kasatkina, in the quarterfinals and semifinals. Swiatek had achieved modest success during her first year on tour in 2019, with a fourth-round appearance at Roland Garros and her first WTA final appearance, in Lugano. She was steadily ascending up the ranks. Much like this year, Swiatek stormed through the field -- allowing no opponent to win more than five games -- and took down top-seeded Simona Halep in just over an hour, 6-1, 6-2 in the fourth round. She faced Swiatek in the opening round and lasted just 54 minutes on court in a 6-2, 6-0 rout. Swiatek dropped just one set -- to 19-year-old Qinwen Zheng in the fourth round -- en route to the final. "She's kind of hit another level than all of us right now," said Jessica Pegula, who lost to Swiatek in the quarterfinals.