Iga Swiatek crushes Coco Gauff to win French Open in Paris

World No 1 Iga Swiatek dismantled American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 to claim her second French Open title on Saturday and stretch her winning streak to 35 matches.

The Polish star's unbeaten run equals the achievement of Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century, and she has now won her past six tournaments.

Swiatek has emerged as the dominant figure in the women's game, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams out of action for nearly a year and three-time major winner Ash Barty announcing in March she would retire at the age of 25.

The 21-year-old needed only 68 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier to claim the victory and immediately celebrated in the players' box with her friends and family.

A disconsolate Gauff was left sitting on her seat in tears after a nervous performance, punctuated by 23 unforced errors and three double faults.

The 18-year-old American came up short in her bid to become the youngest Grand Slam singles champion since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004.

Swiatek, only the 10th woman to win multiple French Opens in the Open era, lost just one set in the tournament - against China's Zheng Qinwen in the fourth round.