Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy after defeating Sofia Kenin in the singles final on day 14 at Stade Roland Garros October 10, 2020. — Reuters pic
Swiatek, ranked 54th in the world at the start of the tournament but now into the top 20, crushed American Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 to become the youngest woman to win the French Open since Monica Seles in 1992. “Great thanks and congratulations for @iga_swiatek! A historic day for Poland, for Polish sport and for Polish tennis. Bravo!” tweeted Duda.
“Huge congratulations to @iga_swiatek, who has achieved today the success of her life and – I am convinced – just the first success in the Grand Slam. Amazing story written by this young girl on the #RolandGarros courts! Paris is Polish today!” tweeted Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
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