At the French Open, Iga Swiatek Seeks Her 4th Grand Slam Trophy and Karolina Muchova Seeks Her 1st
U.S. News & World Report 2023-06-10 05:52:54 • 2 mins
PARIS (AP) As the top-ranked woman and the defending champion, Iga Swiatek was favored all along to win the French Open for the third time.
As someone who never has been to a major final and is ranked 43rd, Karolina Muchova was not on the list of expected title winners.
They will meet Saturday to decide the trophy at Roland Garros.
Swiatek is a 22-year-old from Poland who has led the WTA rankings for more than a year and is assured of staying at the top next week no matter what happens in Paris.
She can become youngest woman since Monica Seles from 1990-92 to claim consecutive titles at Roland Garros and can join Seles and Naomi Osaka as the only women in the professional era to start a career 4-0 in major finals.
