Urgent: Swiatek retains French Open title with tough victory over Muchova


  • World
  • Sunday, 11 Jun 2023

PARIS, June 10 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Iga Swiatek captured her third French Open singles title and second in a row at Roland Garros following a roller-coaster victory over Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic here on Saturday.

It was the fourth Grand Slam trophy overall for Swiatek. The Pole sealed a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory after two hours and 46 minutes in a match that ended with an unexpected double fault from her Czech opponent.

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