Iga Swiatek’s unbeaten run equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.
As good as her forehand is, as skilled as her hit-the-ball early reflexes are, as much as her serve keeps improving, what Swiatek needed, above all, was a way to shut out the noise, to ignore all the stats and facts, and to find a way to focus — match to match, set to set, game to game, point to point, shot to shot.
That allowed Swiatek to move up to the top of the WTA, and she’s shown she is a deserving resident there. Not in all cases, of course, but often, the spectators at Roland Garros tend to back an underdog or whichever player is trailing — both of which applied to Gauff. So there was a surfeit of shouts of “Allez, Coco!” One person yelled, “Coco, you can do it!” There were repeated cries of her chant-ready, two-syllable first name.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Iga Swiatek wins second grand slam title with victory against Coco Gauff in French Open finalTop-ranked Iga Swiatek wins the French Open women's tennis title in convincing fashion over rising American star Coco Gauff.
Read more »
Iga Swiatek beats American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the French Open finalIga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the French Open women’s final Saturday to collect her second title at Roland Garros.
Read more »
Iga Swiatek Defeats Coco Gauff to Win Second French Open TitleIga Swiatek defeated 18-year-old Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the French Open women’s final to win her second Grand Slam title and 35th consecutive match.
Read more »
Iga Swiatek Storms to Victory Against Coco Gauff at the French OpenIga Swiatek wins second grand slam title with victory against Coco Gauff in the FrenchOpen final
Read more »
Iga Swiatek wins 2022 French Open women's final for second title at Roland GarrosIga Swiatek defeated American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the women’s final on Saturday for her second Grand Slam win at the French Open.
Read more »