Iga Swiatek constructed an enormous lead in the French Open final, then overcame a second-set disaster of confidence and a third-set deficit earlier than righting herself and defeating Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday to gather her third championship at Roland Garros and fourth Grand Slam title.
The No. 1-ranked Swiatek raced to a 3-0 lead after simply 10 minutes in Court Philippe Chatrier — taking 12 of the preliminary 15 factors — after which was forward 3-0 in the second set, too, earlier than Muchova made issues extra intriguing.
With Swiatek looking of kinds and looking for recommendation from her coach between factors, Muchova grabbed 5 of six video games on the best way to pulling even at a set apiece. Muchova carried that momentum into the deciding set, going forward 2-0.
That’s when Swiatek returned to her regular model of crisp, clear tennis, scurrying across the pink clay with chic protection and profiting from Muchova’s repeated errors. Still, Swiatek once more discovered herself behind by a break at 4-3 in the third set earlier than grabbing the final three video games.