French Open: Iga Swiatek 'has a target on her back' says Alize Lim after Pole reaches final at Roland-Garros

Iga Swiatek being pushed will help her, says Alize Lim after the Pole battled past Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach the French Open final. Swiatek had a relatively comfortable passage to the last four of Roland-Garros, but was given a proper test by the Brazilian, who could so easily have taken the match into a third set. Ad In the end the world No.

1 emerged victorious, and will now take on Karolina Muchova in Saturday's showpiece in Paris, after the Czech mounted a miraculous comeback to beat Aryna Sabalenka. Roland-Garros'In the end, Iga is just too good' — Swiatek reaching final impresses Wilander and Lim2 HOURS AGO «She has a target on her back,» Lim said, as she reflected on how Swiatek's No. 1 status makes her the player everyone wants to beat.

«She [Haddad Maia] was fighting really hard and pushing Iga, and it’s nice to see Iga pushed, and I’m sure it’s going to help her.» Looking ahead to Saturday's final, Lim added: «She [Swiatek] is most definitely the favourite. You need two players to produce [that quality]. It’s different, and it’ll match up differently.

»She’s the favourite, she won here last year, knowing how to handle the moments. Let’s see." Mats Wilander, courtside in Paris with Lim, thought the encounter was a «wake-up call» for Swiatek. Evert 'speechless' at Muchova win, says Czech has something 'Big Three' don't 'Stay away from Alcaraz's forehand' — Wilander gives Djokovic advice ahead of semi-final He said: «I think Haddad Maia played a great match; I didn’t think she’d be that close at any time, but she played smartly, using her leftiness, but Iga is just too good.