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Światek breezes past Gauff in 68 minutes, claims second Roland Garros crown

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4th June, 2022
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World No.1 Iga Swiatek, of Poland, has defeated American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 in the final to win the French Open women’s singles title.

It was the second grand slam title for the 21-year-old Swiatek, who also triumphed at Roland Garros in 2020, and continued her current win streak to 35 matches. 

Swiatek’s unbeaten run equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

She has now won her past six tournaments and is 42-3 this season.

The Pole has emerged as a dominant figure in tennis, with 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams out of action for nearly a year and three-time major champ Ash Barty announcing in March she was retiring at 25.

That allowed Swiatek to move up to the top of the WTA and she’s shown she is a deserving resident there. Her last loss came in February to 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko.

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