Iga Swiatek won Roland Garros for the third time in a row after an overwhelming 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jasmine Paolini tonight (June 8). This is Swiatek’s fourth title at Roland Garros in five years.
Swiatek is in great form in 2024 and his win over Paolini in the final was the Pole’s 19th consecutive victory. The women’s singles trophy at Roland Garros became the world No. 1 player’s fifth title this year after she was crowned in Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid and Rome.
Swiatek wins Roland Garros 2024 (Photo: Getty).
At Roland Garros 2024, Swiatek lost only one set in the entire tournament. That was the first losing set in the match against Naomi Osaka in the second round. The Polish tennis player made a strong impression when she made a successful comeback despite being 5-2 down in the deciding set, she even saved the match. even match-point to rise to victory. Aside from that difficult match, Swiatek never looked like she was going to be beaten, winning each match with ease.
Paolini was completely crushed in the final. The WTA 15th ranked player seemed to have started well with a break in the third game, taking a 2-1 lead. However, immediately after that was a series of 5 consecutive failed games for the Italian player. Things continued to get worse for Paolini, losing 0-5 in the second set, meaning 10 consecutive games the Italian player did not win.
Swiatek easily won 6-1 in set two and ended the final after 68 minutes. With incredible achievements at Roland Garros in recent years, Swiatek truly deserves to be the current Queen of Clay.
Swiatek’s hat-trick helped her become the first female tennis player to win three consecutive titles at a Grand Slam tournament since Serena Williams won the 2012-2014 US Open. She is the first female tennis player to win three consecutive titles at Roland Garros since Justine Henin won consecutively in 2005-2007 and the third person to do so ever. Monica Seles also did it in 1992-1994.
In fact, 21 consecutive wins at Roland Garros puts Swiatek in fourth place on the list of longest winning streaks at a tournament in the Open Era, behind Chris Evert (29), Seles (25) and Henin (24). ).
Improving her record to 5-0 in Grand Slam finals, Swiatek is also the third player to win her first five or more major finals in the Open Era after Margaret Court and Seles.
Swiatek currently holds the top spot in the WTA rankings, but will have new milestones next Monday, when she begins her 107th week at the top of the rankings.