Iga Sviatek won the 4th Grand Slam title of her career on Saturday, defeating Karolina Mukhova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the Roland Garros final.

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Iga Sviatek, the third trophy won at Roland Garros after the final against Karolina Mukhova

Iga Sviatek became the champion of Roland Garros for the third time, beating the Czech Karolina Mukhova in the grand final.

The world number one had a fantastic performance in Paris and once again confirmed that she is the best player in the WTA tournament at the moment.

At the end of the competition, which lasted 2 hours and 49 minutes at the Philippe Chatrier arena, Iga Sviatek joined the select club of the youngest athletes to win 4 Grand Slam tournaments. The same result was achieved by Serena Williams in the period 1999-2002.

At the same time, Sviatek is the first tennis player since Justine Henin to win two Grand Slam tournaments at Roland Garros.

At the end of the match, Iga Svyatek praised her opponent, thanked those present at the Philippe Chatrier arena, as well as the staff.

“Thank you! First of all, congratulations Carolina, since we met for the first time on the court, we knew that we will play in important tournaments, that we will meet in the final. I felt that you are very good on the court and I hope that we will meet again let’s meet in such moments.

Congratulations to your team, I know how important teams are in our sport, even if it is an individual sport. I wouldn’t be here without the help of my team. I want to tell you that I will try to be kinder, I apologize for being difficult to handle, we have been competing for weeks on end….

Thank you for your patience, now we will celebrate together. I also thank my family. Many people came here from Poland, thank you all!

I’ve said it every time, it’s not just about the result, I’m happy to be here, it’s my favorite place on the track. Thanks to the organizers, sponsors, everyone behind the scenes who made this tournament a great opportunity for us.

I want to thank my sponsors, as well as those in the stands! The atmosphere was sensational, I hope it will be even better next year. Thank you for being here.” – said Iga Svyatek.