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Can anyone stop Iga Swiatek?
Winning a second Grand Slam title was always the goal for Iga Swiatek, but surpassing Serena Williams’ unbeaten run was the cherry on the cake for the two-time French Open champion.
Two years after winning her maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros, Swiatek doubled up as she beat Coco Gauff in this year’s final in Paris to become a two-time major winner.
It has been a dream year so far for the world No 1 as she started the clay-court Grand Slam on a 28-match winning run while she had won five consecutive titles in the build-up.
She added another seven matches to her streak to go 35 not out in terms of consecutive matches won.
Moments of appreciation in Paris.
Chwile na docenienie tego czasu. #RolandGarros
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— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) June 5, 2022
But she feels as she belongs now that she has won a second Grand Slam as it proves “you actually know what you’re doing”.
When asked by WTA Insider if she was chasing anything, she replied: “I think I wasn’t 100% conscious of that but I think I was always chasing that second Grand Slam because I always thought, ‘OK, the first one happened, but the second one is confirmation that you actually know what you’re doing.’
“I always had huge respect for Garbine [Muguruza], Simona [Halep], there are a lot of players who won two. All these girls showed consistency throughout so many years and they were able to win two times or even more. I