(React) Iga Świątek wins women’s French Open with thrilling victory over Karolína Muchová
foreign Tech became the 2023 French Open Champion as expected on Saturday but she really had to work for it the world number one led by a set and three to zero before Carolina muchover stormed back and led 2-0 in the deciding set but swear Tech showed her resolve fighting back again and finally clinching Victory when much over double faltered to give suyoteca 6-2 5-7 6-4 win after two hours 46 minutes of enthralling clay court tennis it’s the third French Open title for swear Tech and her fourth Grand Slam title in all cementing her status as
the world number one it was the first time she has dropped a set in her four finals but she’s just the Third Woman in the open era to win her first four slam finals joining Monica selish and Naomi Osaka much over trying to become part of a long list of Czech women who have won Grand Slams including Jana novotna Petra kavitova and Barbara krayakova the winner two years ago lit up this year’s French Open with her variety rushing the net in the style of players past at four to four in the third it looked like
much over 26 might get the break to lead but at the last moment her forehand deserted her and a double fault just her third of
Champion swear Tech dropped the lid of the trophy as she lifted it in Celebration how did swear Tech get the job done and what next for the four-time slam champion here are our main takeaways after losing serve in the opening game of the third set swear Tech turned to her coaching team in the stands looking for inspiration her three previous Grand Slam finals had all been won in straight sets relatively straightforward affairs this was the opposite her mentality tested to the Limit by the skill of much over from two to zero down swear Tech upped
her intensity again scaring much over away from the net and thereby removing one of the main reasons she had been able to get back into the match having broken back for two to two swear Tech fell behind again to four to three but instantly broke back crunching her forehand again the key game was the ninth when much over forced a break point only to miss a lob under pressure two four hands into the net allowed swear Tech to hold and as much overs forehand disappeared in the next game swear Tech took the victory the tension
was obvious when swear Tech double faltered to go down one to zero in the third set but as Champions do she not only dug deep but became more aggressive again as she had in the opening set when muchover struggled to impose her game on the final in the final set much over won just 38 of points on her second serve way below her tournament average and the pressure eventually told even if she had a break point for five to four ier Tech was smart attacking the more vulnerable forehand side and breaking it down at 22
suitech has the world at her feet having won the U.S open last year she has shown she can win big titles on hard courts so the Australian Open is well within her grasp Wimbledon perhaps Remains the biggest stretch last year swear Tech went into Wimbledon as the favorite but ran out of steam early on this time she has managed her schedule well so once she has recovered it will come down to confidence and belief the worrying thing for her Rivals though is that there are areas of her game yet to be mastered especially her Net
game when she begins to feel more comfortable moving forward the slam titles could really begin to rack up
