Defending champion Iga Świątek battled back against Karolina Muchova in a thrilling 3-set final today to win her third French Open singles title.
Świątek's defeated Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday in nearly 2 hours and 45 minutes of highs and lows.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
Świątek came out strong, grabbing an early 3-0 lead before Muchová, who was in her first Grand Slam final, rallied to stay in the set. In the second set, Świątek again went up 3-0 but this time Muchová found it within her to fight back and win the set. The final set was neck and neck with the two stars trading games. Świątek's experience on the big stage shined through and pushed her forward to win the title.
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