PREVIEW-Tennis-Swiatek aiming for third title, Muchova out to spoil the party

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 8, 2023 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning her semi final match against Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

PARIS (Reuters) - Top seed Iga Swiatek will bid to win her third French Open crown in four years on Saturday and join an exclusive club of three-time winners including Serena Williams and Monica Seles.

But the 22-year-old Pole faces an unexpected hurdle in the final with unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova having defied injuries and the odds to book her first Grand Slam final spot.