• Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy after winning the French Open tournament at the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris. Reuters
    Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy after winning the French Open tournament at the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris. Reuters
  • Iga Swiatek of Poland poses with her trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store with the Eiffel Tower in the background a day after beating Sofia Kenin in the women's final. EPA
    Iga Swiatek of Poland poses with her trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store with the Eiffel Tower in the background a day after beating Sofia Kenin in the women's final. EPA
  • Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy Suzanne Lenglen. AFP
    Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy Suzanne Lenglen. AFP
  • Iga Swiatek of Poland kisses her trophy. EPA
    Iga Swiatek of Poland kisses her trophy. EPA
  • Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy Suzanne Lenglen near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP
    Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy Suzanne Lenglen near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP
  • Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy. Reuters
    Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy. Reuters
  • Iga Swiatek of Poland poses with her trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store. EPA
    Iga Swiatek of Poland poses with her trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store. EPA
  • Iga Swiatek of Poland poses with her trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store. EPA
    Iga Swiatek of Poland poses with her trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store. EPA
  • Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses the trophy Suzanne Lenglen. AFP
    Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses the trophy Suzanne Lenglen. AFP
  • Poland's Iga Swiatek and her sister Agata. AFP
    Poland's Iga Swiatek and her sister Agata. AFP

Tennis

Iga Swiatek poses with French Open title in Paris with Eiffel Tower as backdrop - in pictures

Polish teenager defeated American fourth seed Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the women's final

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings
Abu Dhabi

October 11, 2020

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While Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic square off for the 56th time in the men's French Open final, the women's game is in the throes of a youthful revolution as Iga Swiatek was crowned its latest first-time Grand Slam champion.

The 19-year-old ensured her place in history as Poland's first major singles champion on Saturday, becoming the ninth woman in 14 tournaments to secure her maiden Slam title.

Swiatek, who used the coronavirus lockdown to complete her graduation exam, has toyed with the idea of continuing her studies, but will surely now go the same route as her vanquished opponent in the Roland Garros final.

Sofia Kenin, 21, turned down a scholarship to the University of Miami in 2017 after holding her own against Maria Sharapova in the third round of that year's US Open.

She went on to win the Australian Open in January and narrowly missed out on becoming the first woman to capture two majors in the same season since Angelique Kerber in 2016.

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