Iga Świątek wins French Open
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For the first time, a Polish player won the Grand Slam tournament in singles. 19-year-old Iga Świątek faced Sofia Kenin - a 21-year-old American of Russian origin. A Polish girl living in Raszyn won Roland Garros in two sets 6: 4 and 6: 1.
Listed as number six, Kenin has already won the Australian Open in February this year. Both players had met on the court before, when they were playing as juniors - then the Pole also won.
In the semi-finals, ranked 54th in the single Świątek, she defeated Nadia Podoroska, a 23-year-old Argentinian of Ukrainian origin.
Świątek is the third Pole to play in the Grand Slam final. The first on the grass courts of Wimbledon was played by Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1937, and 75 years later by Agnieszka Radwańska in 2012. She lost then to Serena Williams.
Before today's finale, Świątek said: "It seems unreal. On the one hand, I know that I can play tennis. On the other hand, it is a bit surprising for me. I never thought I would be in the finals."
After the winning game, she said: “I don't know what's going on, I'm so happy. This is too much emotion for me. I've always wanted to win the Grand Slam and it worked."
