Relentless Iga Swiatek surges past Coco Gauff in straight sets to win her second French Open title

Iga Swatek has won the French Open for the second time in her career after beating Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3. “I just told Coco [not to] cry and that’s what I’m doing now," Swiatek said after winning her second Grand Slam title. Ad/> «I want to congratulate [Coco] for doing an amazing job; every moment [she’s] progressing all the time and when I was [her] age, I had my first year on tour and I had no idea what I was doing! [She’ll] find [that first title] and be there, I’m sure.” Roland-Garros'Gauff will be so tough to beat' — Corretja predicts difficult final for SwiatekYESTERDAY AT 21:57 “I’m happy with every piece [of the puzzle]; I felt that we have all worked hard and it’s finally come together…” “To my dad, I wouldn’t be in the world without him.

Thank you for everything!» She added: «Two years ago, winning this title was something amazing. I wouldn’t have expected it ever, but this time I worked hard and did everything to get here even though it was pretty tough and the pressure was [so great]. [I see] a lot of Polish flags!” “I have extra motivation every time I come to [Roland-Garros]… it seems like I still need some experience [in acceptance speeches]!” Gauff was appearing in her first Grand Slams singles final and had the daunting task of trying to end Iga Swiatek’s 34-match winning streak – winning her past five tournaments in a row.

Swiatek began in rampant fashion with Gauff failing to slow down the Pole’s early momentum. The American looked nervous from the start with double faults at 0-30. She managed to bring it back to 15-30, but Swiatek took the first point with a superb backhand.