French Open | Šwiateková – Keninová 6: 4, 6: 1, Polish teenager conquered Paris! The winner of Kvitová had no chance

Famous, amazing, unique! What attribute to choose for the sensational performance of the young Polish tennis player Iga Šwiateková at this year’s French Open? The nineteen-year-old native from Warsaw made her sensational campaign to the premiere grand slam triumph, in Saturday’s final on the clay clay in Paris she did not even have the semi-final winner Petra Kvitová and Australian Open champion Sofia Keninová from the USA. In less than an hour and a half, he celebrated the Polish miracle in sets 6: 4 and 6: 1.

New French Open champion Iga Šwiateková with a trophy.

Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters

Šwiateková became the youngest winner of the tournament since 1992, when 18-year-old Monika Selešová won. She was the first Polka in history to dominate the Grand Slam singles. The winner collected a check for 1.6 million euros (approximately 43 million crowns) and will move from 53rd to 17th place in the WTA rankings.

The unattached Šwiateková did not lose a hundred on the surprising journey behind Suzanne Lenglen’s cup, which was last achieved by the Belgian Justine Heninová in 2007. She started the tournament in the first round with a win over last year’s finalist Markéta Vondroušová.

“I am happy and moved,” Šwiateková said after the match in an interview on the court, where her parents also watched the win. “I won the junior grand slam title (Wimbledon) the year before and now I’m standing here. In such a short time. That’s crazy!”

Šwiateková had the final under control. She led Keninova 3: 0 in the first set. She lost the lead, but lost only two games in the rest of the match. In the second set, she won six games in a row from 0: 1. The match lasted an hour and 24 minutes. Šwiatek’s hand did not shake at the end. She turned the very first sword ball with a winning forehand.

“I tried to play as aggressively as the previous matches and I was focused. It was challenging and I don’t know what decided. I won the last ball and that’s the most important thing,” she said.

American tennis player Sofia Kenin is cheering during the French Open final in Paris.

Michel Euler, ČTK / AP

The Polish tennis player is only the seventh unseen grand slam champion in the so-called open era dating from 1968. The last time American Sloane Stephens succeeded at the US Open three years ago.

Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies defended the doubles title at Roland Garros. The German tennis players defeated Mate Pavič with Bruno Soares 6: 3, 7: 5 in the final.