French Open champ Iga Swiatek powers through strange makeup question after victory
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Swiatek brushes aside Gauff to win second French Open title
PARIS: Iga Swiatek cruised to her second French Open title by dominating teenager Coco Gauff in the final on Saturday (Jun 4), as the world number one claimed her 35th successive victory.
French Open champion Iga Swiatek stunned as reporter asks 'make-up' question after final
Iga Swiatek cemented her status as the world's No 1 female tennis player by winning a second French Open title in three years - and then was asked a question about her make-up. Swiatek was too strong for Coco Gauff in the final, beating the American teenager 6-1 6-3, and extending her winning run to 35 in the process.
Perfection in Paris: Iga Swiatek's unbeaten run fetches her second French Open title
Iga Swiatek did one better. The 21-year-old went right ahead and rained a storm of winners to claim her second French Open crown. As Coco Gauff’s return floated over the baseline a little after tea time on Saturday, Swiatek whipped around and faced her box before going down on the clay. Her face buried in the palm of her hand. The Pole’s team – coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, mental coach Daria Abramowicz, trainer Maciej Ryszczuk and her Olympian dad Tomasz Swiatek -- rose to their feet to applaud the most dominant player in tennis today. At the other end of the packed-to-the rafter venue, Gauff, who was in her first Grand Slam final, dropped heavily on a courtside seat, sobbing silently. Tears ran down the 18-year-old’s cheeks unabated.
Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff for 2nd French Open title, surpasses Serena’s streak
PARIS: Iga Swiatek is so efficient, so smooth, with a racket in her hand, seemingly never flustered a bit and, for months now, never beaten. The only time she looked even the slightest bit shaken Saturday at Court Philippe Chatrier was after her 6-1, 6-3 victory against Coco Gauff in the final was finished, pushing the No.
Coach promises more fireworks from 'dynamite' Swiatek
PARIS : Iga Swiatek is dynamite on court and the fireworks have just started, her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski said on Saturday after the world number one clinched her second Grand Slam title at the French Open.
'She's the best in the world' - Robert Lewandowski pays tribute to Iga Swiatek after French Open glory
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has spoken of his joy at seeing his compatriot, Iga Swiatek, triumph at the French Open after her victory over Coco Gauff. The all-conquering world No. 1 followed up her 2020 triumph at Roland-Garros in style after beating the prodigiously-talented American in straight sets, 6-1 6-3, on Saturday afternoon.
French Open Champion Iga Swiatek Grew Up A "Fighter" In Warsaw
Iga Swiatek, the world number one who on Saturday won her second French Open title, has displayed a fighting spirit since her early days hammering balls on Warsaw's tennis courts. "She was a little kid who really wanted to learn how to play as quickly as possible, and once she did, what mattered most to her was winning," said Artur Szostaczko, her first coach. "She was a fighter... I knew that if it went to a super tiebreak, there was no need to worry -- Iga wouldn't crack under the pressure," the 51-year-old told AFP.