The 23-year-old Swiatek defeated Italian rising star Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday.
to capture the title in Paris, surpassing Serena Williams, and Monica Seles, among others. The current record holder is Chris Evert with seven.
While Swiatek’s road to winning the 2024 championship was relatively smooth, she had to face one big hurdle in the second round against former Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. Swiatek found herself down a match point against hard-hitting Osaka but found a way to take home the win in three tight sets."I was almost out of the tournament in the second round so thank you guys for staying behind my back and cheering for me," Swiatek said after the win.
Since the Osaka clash, Swiatek has cruised past impressive opponents, only dropping two games in the Round of 16 and quarterfinals. In the semifinals, she downed American Coco Gauff convincingly to book her third straight French Open final. Swiatek will carry her momentum to the grass courts of London where she will be the No. 1 seed in singles play at Wimbledon. Her best result to date at the All England Club was in 2023, reaching the quarterfinals. She did, however, win the junior Wimbledon singles title in 2018.Paolini, on the other hand, will compete in the French Open doubles final on Sunday with her partner, Italy's Sara Errani.
As Paolini heads to the grass court swing, she will find herself ranked in the top 10 when the new rankings come out on Monday.
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