French Open 2023 results: Iga Swiatek beats Karolina Muchova for Paris title

Iga Swiatek has won each 4 of the Grand Slam finals she has contested

Iga Swiatek maintained her caller grip connected the French Open by warring past Karolina Muchova to triumph her 3rd Roland Garros rubric successful 4 years.

Czech subordinate Muchova, 26, broke for 4-3 successful the decider, but Poland's Swiatek, 22, finished powerfully to triumph.

Swiatek, who has present won 4 Grand Slams, is the archetypal pistillate to support the rubric since Justine Henin successful 2007.

Muchova - told to discontinue past twelvemonth by doctors due to the fact that of injuries - showed singular resoluteness to combat backmost from a acceptable and 3-0 down, not lone making a contention of what had been a one-sided lucifer but moving to wrong 2 work holds of a archetypal large title.

However, she mislaid successful 1 of the cruellest ways by producing a treble responsibility connected Swiatek's archetypal lucifer point.

Swiatek instantly dropped her racquet and dropped to her haunches, bursting into tears connected the tribunal earlier hugging Muchova erstwhile she came astir the net.

As Swiatek ran up to the stands to observe with her squad - similar she did aft winning 12 months agone - Muchova sat successful her seat contemplating what mightiness person been.

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