Iga Swiatek seals back-to-back French Open titles after defeating Karolina Muchova

Iga Swiatek secured back-to-back French Open titles on Saturday after battling past Karolina Muchova in Paris on Saturday.

The world No 1 made a strong start but her opponent fought back to clinch the second set. Swiatek then raised her game in the decider to prevail 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 against the unseeded Czech at Roland Garros.

The Pole who has now won the French Open crown three times in four years. It was also Swiatek's fourth Grand Slam title, with the 22-year-old having also triumphed at the US Open last year.

Muchova has enjoyed a memorable tournament – defeating eighth seed Maria Sakkari in the first round, 2021 runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter-final and then world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the last four – but Swiatek proved a step too far.

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