Iga Swiatek constructed a giant lead within the French Open closing, 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 within the second set, too, earlier than Muchova made issues extra intriguing.
With Swiatek looking of types and in search of recommendation from her coach between factors, Muchova grabbed 5 of six video games on the way in which 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 traditional model of crisp, clear tennis, scurrying across the crimson clay with chic protection and benefiting from Muchova’s repeated errors. Still, Swiatek once more discovered herself behind by a break at 4-3 within the third set earlier than grabbing the final three video games.