Swiatek’s 21st straight victory at her happiest hunting ground put her in fourth place in the list of longest winning streaks at Roland Garros in the Open era, behind only Chris Evert (29), Monica Seles (25) and Justine Henin (24).
The Polish 23-year-old, who arrived in Paris in the form of her life having lifted the trophies in Madrid and Rome, extended her run of victories on clay this year to a career-best 19 and celebrated with her fourth French Open title in five years.
“It’s amazing to be here, I love this place. Honestly, I wait every year to come back here. I was almost out of the tournament in the second round so thank you guys for staying behind me and cheering. It’s been a really emotional tournament,” Swiatek said after lifting the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.
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