Iga Swiatek wins her second Roland Garros title

Seed No. 1 Iga Swiatek faced the 18-year-old and seed no. 18 Coco Gauff in the finals of the French Open. Swiatek won 72% of points on her 1^st serve and 58% of points on her second serve, in contrast to Gauff’s 46% and 47% win rate on her 1^st and 2^nd serve respectively.

Swiatek won the match in straight sets. She quickly took the first set, 6-1 and came back from being down in the second set to win it, 6-3.

For the entire tournament the world No. 1 had only dropped 1 set, in comparison to Gauff’s clean sheet heading into the finals. But, it was Swiatek’s willingness to explore different game techniques and the experience associated with being world No. 1 which allowed her today’s victory. Her relentless onslaught of power and precision allowed her to take the title in 1 hour and 8 minutes.

As the 1^st tennis player from Poland to ever win a Grand Slam title, she is surely making a name for herself. She can now add to her list of 5 consecutive titles, her 6^th, but she has now also tied Venus Williams’ 35 match win streak. The longest win streak by a woman tennis player in the 21^st century.

Swiatek will now turn her attention to the grass court season where she hopes to increase her overall win streak and possibly claim her first Wimbledon title.

Coco Gauff’s incredible French Open run, will take her much closer to breaking into the women’s world top 10 ranking.