Iga Swiatek digs deep to beat Karolina Muchova and win third French Open titleBy Eleanor Crooks, PA Tennis Correspondent, ParisIga Swiatek fought off a Karolina Muchova comeback to complete a hat-trick of French Open titles. The 22-year-old Pole cemented her status as the best female player in the world, particularly on clay, with her third title in four years at Roland Garros. But this was by some distance the hardest of her grand slam finals, with unseeded Czech Muchova battling back from a set and 3-0 down to force a decider. Swiatek joins Osaka and Monica Seles, meanwhile, as the only women in the open era to win each of their first four slam finals. A second break of serve gave Swiatek the opening set, making her the first player, male or female, to win their first seven sets in grand slam finals.

Source: Irish Independent June 10, 2023 22:22 UTC