When it comes to Iga Swiatek, there is not much point in asking what's next, although there were attempts Saturday night after she beat Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in what turned into a riveting French Open final.
Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with her trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, June 11, 2023, after winning the women's singles final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Saturday. A popular question posed to tennis players after they begin accumulating Grand Slam titles is some form of: What's next?
That victory made Swiatek the owner of four Slam trophies, including three at Roland Garros. Just making it to the last match of the tournament assured her of maintaining her grip on the No. 1 ranking, where she's been since April 2022. As good as she already is, as much as she already has done, Swiatek speaks often about being burdened by what that brings.Perhaps hearing herself say that, she added this right away: "I should feel more fearless here."She has won the last two French Opens, something no woman had done since Justine Henin went back to back to back from 2005-07, and three of the past four.
On Saturday, Swiatek was terrific from the get-go, hoarding 12 of the first 15 points and going up by a set and 3-0 in the second, before Muchova found her rhythm and made a match of it.
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