Few expected a surprise in the Roland Garros women’s singles final, but there was none.
At just 23 years old, world number 1 Iga Sfiodek won her fourth and third consecutive title in Paris (after 2020, 2022, 2023) easily defeating Jasmine Paolini (no. 15) 6-2, 6-1 in just 68 minutes.
In this way, she has equaled the performances of Justine Henin and Monica Seles, while, thanks to her success at the 2022 US Open, she now has five major trophies in her possession.
At the same time, the Pole became the first player since Barbora Krejcikova in 2021 to lift the trophy after saving a match point in the second round against Naomi Osaka (7-6/1, 1-6, 7-5).
After the “horror” with the Japanese, Sfiondek devastated the competition, winning 64 of the last 81 games played.
At the same time, the young tennis player maintained the fantastic ratio she built, having won 22 of the 26 finals she played, including the last nine.