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Iga Swiatek cruises to third consecutive French Open title

By Eric Smithling | Last updated Jun 8, 2024 10:56 AM ET

Iga Swiatek steamrolled to a third consecutive and fourth overall French Open title on Saturday, beating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1.

Swiatek is the first woman since Justine Henin (2005-07) to win three championships in a row at Roland-Garros.

Her four French Open titles since 2020 are also tied with Henin for the most in a five-year span since World War II.

Swiatek has been dominant during her run, only dropping three sets since the start of the 2022 French Open.

She closed out her 2024 championship by forcing a backhand error against Paolini, one of 21 forced errors by the Italian, who was making her debut in a grand slam final.

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

Per Infosys, Swiatek won 61 percent of her receiving points and converted five of her nine break points in the match.

The 23-year-old has quickly become her generation's best clay court player. With her French Open win, she improved to 20-1 on clay this season and 149-22 overall.

The WTA's No. 1 player will try to expand her reign to the grass courts at Wimbledon next, where her previous best finish was in the quarterfinals in 2023.

Historically, Swiatek's struggled the most on grass, recording a career 22-9 record.

Regardless of what happens the rest of the year, it would be shocking if Swiatek wasn't in a position to win a fourth consecutive French Open title in 2025.

If so, she'd become the first woman in over 100 years to do so, joining Suzanne Lenglen (1920-23).

Eric Smithling

Eric Smithling is a writer based in New Orleans, LA, whose byline also appears on Athlon Sports. He has been with Yardbarker since September 2022, primarily covering the NFL and college football, but also the NBA, WNBA, men’s and women’s college basketball, NHL, tennis and golf. He holds a film studies degree from the University of New Orleans

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