Iga Swiatek wins third French Open title, fourth Grand Slam, but this final was not easy
Iga Swiatek won her third French Open title and her fourth Grand Slam overall, pushed to a third set in a major final for the first time.
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Iga Swiatek Wins Third French Open, Claims Fourth Grand Slam Title
Iga Swiatek battled past Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to win her third French Open title on Saturday and become the first woman to successfully defend the Roland Garros title since 2007. The 22-year-old Swiatek is just the third woman in the Open era to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals, the Pole adding to her 2020 and 2022 titles in Paris and last year's US Open triumph. Monica Seles and Naomi Osaka are the only other players to accomplish the feat. Swiatek, the world number one from Poland, is also the youngest woman to claim back-to-back French Open titles since Monica Seles in the early 1990s.
Top-ranked Swiatek earns 3rd French Open title after unseeded Muchova forces 3rd set
Iga Swiatek built a big lead in the French Open final, then overcame a second-set crisis of confidence and a third-set deficit before righting herself and defeating Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday to collect her third championship at Roland Garros and fourth Grand Slam title.
Pressure at its peak as Djokovic guns for Major number 23
PARIS : Pressure will be immense on Sunday when Novak Djokovic faces Casper Ruud in the French Open final with a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam title and his position in the pantheon of tennis at stake.
French Open 2023 Final, Iga Swiatek vs Karolina Muchova Live: Iga Swiatek Puts Title On Line vs Giant-Killer Karolina Muchova
French Open 2023 Final, Swiatek vs Muchova Live Updates: Defending champions Iga Swiatek takes on Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic in the French Open 2023 women's singles final at Court Philippe-Chatrier. World number one Swiatek, who is yet to drop as set at Roland Garros this year, is bidding for a third Roland Garros crown in four years and fourth Grand Slam title following her 2022 US Open victory.
Novak Djokovic’s six French Open finals
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (L) comforts Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia after his victory during their men’s singles semi-final match on day thirteen of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 9, 2023. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
French Open: ‘He'll have his chance’ - It could be third time lucky for Casper Ruud in a Grand Slam says Alex Corretja
Alex Corretja believes Novak Djokovic is the clear favourite going into the men’s French Open final, but says Casper Ruud is perfectly placed to cause an upset. Ruud is appearing in his third Grand Slam final after losing to Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros last year, before being beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the 2022 US Open final. Ad The Eurosport tennis expert feels that it could be third time lucky for Ruud, who was a comfortable winner over Alexander Zverev in the semis-finals, and explained that clay is the best surface to play Djokovic.
Unseeded Muchova out to spoil Swiatek's party in French Open final
Swiatek, the title holder, faces an unexpected hurdle in the final with the unseeded Czech having defied injuries and the odds to book her first Grand Slam final spot.