The world No 1, Iga Swiatek, won her third French Open and fourth grand slam after beating Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in Paris
After spending so much of her third French Open final in the lead and in control,was suddenly in deep trouble. She had led Karolina Muchova from the very beginning and appeared en route to a comfortable victory until nerves suddenly struck. Swiatek’s arms became heavy, unforced errors spraying from her racket, and at the exact same time Muchova’s varied, wonderful game clicked into place.
As introverted and softly spoken as Swiatek appears off the court, she continues to show her maturity in the biggest moments of her career. On the biggest occasions – the grand slam finals – she is ruthless. Swiatek is just the third player to have won her first four grand slam finals, along with Seles and Naomi Osaka.
But a grand slam final is a different occasion to anything a player could possibly experience. The pressure can be so suffocating. Muchova began the encounter visibly nervous, spraying errors off both groundstrokes. Her nerves starkly contrasted with Swiatek who is both experienced and already extremely successful in these scenarios, and was sharp and settled from the start. Swiatek broke serve immediately and established a 3-0 lead.
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