Updated On: 11 June, 2023 07:45 AM IST | Paris | AFP
World No. 1 Iga registers hard-fought 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Karolina Muchova for her third French Open and fourth Grand Slam title; becomes first woman since Henin in 2007 to win back-to-back Paris titles

Iga Swiatek is all smiles as she lifts the winner’s trophy after beating Karolina Muchova. Pic/Getty Images
Iga Swiatek battled past Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to win her third French Open title on Saturday and become the first woman to successfully defend the Roland Garros title since 2007.
The 22-year-old Swiatek is just the third woman in the Open era to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals, the Pole adding to her 2020 and 2022 titles in Paris and last year’s US Open triumph.