Iga Swiatek: 5 records Roland Garros champion matched or broke after latest triumph
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Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini
Iga Swiatek was always favourite to notch a third straight win at Roland Garros, and the World No. 1 dispatched Italian Jasmine Paolini in just over an hour in a straight sets 6-2, 6-1 victory at Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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🏆🏆 Queen of Paris 🏆🏆@iga_swiatek captures a fourth Roland-Garros title defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/T0ASUptTw3
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 8, 2024
However, the 23-year-old’s dream to win a fourth title at Roland Garros could have been over before it started when she took on the returning Naomi Osaka in the second round.
Swiatek won the match 7-6, 1-6, 7-5 but faced match point in the third set, ultimately saved. The top seed came through despite Osaka frightening the Pole with her aggressive ball-striking and front-footed approach on Philippe-Chatrier, with that dropped set the only one lost by the dominant clay court player.
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Saturday’s French Open success was Swiatek’s third consecutive victory in Paris, a fourth French Open title and fifth Grand Slam win — her only other Slam success came in the 2022 US Open.
Allied to her winning the WTA 1000 events in Madrid and Rome, the World No. 1 becomes the first woman since Serena Williams (2013) to claim all three titles in the same year.
2 - Since the WTA-1000 format’s introduction in 2009, Iga Swiatek is only the second player to claim tournament victory at Madrid Open, Italian Open and Roland Garros in a calendar year after Serena Williams (2013). Warrior. #rolandgarros | @rolandgarros @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/1A1u9eUq6C
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 8, 2024
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Aside from matching the retired American tennis icon, Pulse Sports have selected five of the best records Swiatek emulated on Saturday sourced from Opta.
- Iga Swiatek has become the youngest plater to secure a fourth Women's Singles title at Roland Garros — 23 years and 8 days — to eclipse Justine Henin's feat of 25 years and 8 days.
- By defeating Jasmine Paolini, Swiatek matched Monica Seles' feat of winning all her first five Grand Slam finals.
- Swiatek's four French Open titles have come in her first six appearances in Paris, equalling Margaret Court (Australian Open) and Chris Evert (French Open) who previously achieved the same.
- Swiatek saving a match point in her second-round win over Naomi Osaka means the eventual Women's Singles champion has done so four times since 1975, matching Serena Williams (two saved in the 2003 Australian Open), Jennifer Capriati (four saved in the 2002 Australian Open) and Martina Navratilova (three saved in the 1986 US Open).
- By dropping 11 games from the round of 16 onwards, Swiatek has become the player to lose the joint-fewest games from that stage — level with Navratilova (1983 US Open) and Evert (1976 US Open).
23,8 - At 23 years and 8 days, Iga Swiatek has become the youngest player in the Open Era to secure their fourth Women’s Singles title at Roland Garros. Superstar. #rolandgarros | @rolandgarros @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/zkJhJAFtCq
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 8, 2024
5 - Iga Swiatek is the second player in the Open Era to win all her first five Women's Singles Grand Slam finals after Monica Seles. Godly. #rolandgarros | @rolandgarros @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/RuJFFyzdSp
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 8, 2024
4 - For the fourth time since the WTA Rankings were published in 1975, the World No.1 has saved match point(s) en route to secure a Women's Singles Grand Slam title. Heart.#rolandgarros | @rolandgarros @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/2AdfDAyOwj
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 8, 2024
What comes next for Swiatek?
It remains to be seen how the World No. 1 handles the crossover to grass season before Wimbledon (July 1-14) before returning to Paris for the Olympics, seeking to claim gold for Poland in the tennis event.
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