Iga Swiatek wins third French Open title in four years

Iga Swiatek poses with the French Open trophy after defeating Karolina Muchová on Saturday. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek won her third French Open title in four years on Saturday, defeating Karolina Muchova in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.

Swiatek now owns four Grand Slam titles: three from the French Open (2020, 2022, 2023), plus last year’s U.S. Open. The 22-year-old tennis star from Poland is the youngest woman to own four Grand Slam trophies since a 20-year-old Serena Williams accomplished the feat at the 2002 U.S. Open.

After winning the first set handily, Swiatek went up 3-0 in the second — but the unseeded Muchova fought back and scored a few truly remarkable points, including this one:

Sacrificing the BODY 🤯#RolandGarros | @karomuchova7 pic.twitter.com/v6H78TZpOs
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 10, 2023

Despite Swiatek’s previous experience hoisting the French Open trophy, this year’s celebration came with a surprise when the lid of the cup toppled off mid-celebration.