Iga Swiatek etched her name in Grand Slam history with a wild 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 victory over unseeded Karolina Muchova to win her third French Open and fourth career major title. With the win, Swiatek becomes the first player in the Open era to win the first seven Grand Slam final sets they’ve played in — another milestone on the dominant run Swiatek has been on over the past couple of seasons.
Coming into Roland Garros as the defending champion and the No. 1 player in the world, Swiatek was the odds-on favorite to take the title on the red clay in Paris and she looked the part for the entire fortnight leading into the final. She didn’t drop a set in this tournament until the second set against Muchova. And while the 22-year-old Polish superstar looked like she was on her way to a quick victory and fourth major championship, the challenger had other plans.
Swiatek got off to a fast start in the first set with an early break to go up 3-0. After a hold by Muchova,…
