The Pole lifted the second crown on French clay – the first was in 2020 – and extended his undefeated streak to 35 games.
With that he matched the American’s unbeaten streak venus williams in 2000, the longest so far this century.
Swiatek has won his last six tournaments and is 42-3 on the season.
The joy of Swiatek reigns again in Paris after two years, and the disconsolate tears of Gauff were the faces of the women’s final at Roland Garros. The Pole won two of two Grand Slams and is the first since Justine Henin to win six tournaments in a row in a single season.
In addition, Swiatek, 21 – she turned on Monday – is the youngest double Grand Slam champion since 19-year-old Maria Sharapova, who won her second US Open title in 2006.
The number 1 in the world was emotional when listening to the Polish anthem during the award ceremony, at which time she was applauded by the soccer star of that country Robert Lewandowski present at the stadium.
Swiatek spoke of “enormous pressure” during this edition of Roland Garros, and thanked his entire team, the tournament director, Amelie Mauresmo, and was moved to launch, in a speech interspersed with emotional pauses, an invitation to Ukraine to maintain strength “to resist the invasion” of Russia.
In her run to the crown, the Pole lost only one set, against the surprising Chinese teenager Qinwen Zheng, and only 33 games. Gauff, who will be number 13 in the world as of Monday, will continue on the pitch tomorrow for the doubles final in pairs with the American Jessica Pegula, against the French Caroline García and Kiki Mladenovic.
Source: Ambito
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