“The Polish queen of Paris” and “the Mozart of tennis” had been two descriptions of Iga Swiatek as her dwelling nation toasted its latest sporting star.

The 19-year-old’s romp to the French Open title was accomplished with a 6-Four 6-1 victory over Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin within the ultimate on Saturday.

Swiatek misplaced simply 28 video games in seven matches, a remarkably low tally for any grand slam champion, not to mention a participant ranked 54 competing in simply her seventh main event.

It is onerous to explain how particular at the present time is for me. It is so unusual to attain one thing that appeared so distant… However yup… It is right here – I am a grand slam champion (whaaat?). Thanks @SofiaKenin for this ultimate. I want you all one of the best.







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— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) October 10, 2020

{The teenager}, who was nonetheless mulling over delaying her tennis profession to go to school previous to her good fortnight in Paris, is the primary Polish participant to win a grand slam singles title.

She turned her cellphone off through the event however was properly conscious of how a lot pleasure her performances had generated again dwelling.

“Polish queen of Paris. Nice Swiatek triumph at Roland Garros,” declared newspaper Przeglad Sportowy, whereas the nation’s president Andrzej Duda wrote on Twitter: “Nice thanks and congratulations for @iga_swiatek! A historic day for Poland, for Polish sport and for Polish tennis. Bravo!”

The “Mozart of tennis”, in the meantime, was the outline of one in every of Poland’s biggest tennis gamers, Wojciech Fibak. He advised Gazeta Wyborcza: “She will likely be an icon of Polish sport like (footballer) Robert Lewandowski.”

The thrill about Swiatek inside tennis can be clear, with pundits and former greats already hailing her as a future winner of a number of slams.

“She goes to win so many extra – you possibly can see that in her manner all through the entire ultimate,” mentioned former world primary Mats Wilander.

“I believe she will be able to play such a superb match as a result of she will be able to come to the web, she is snug on the internet, she will be able to hit the odd drop shot right here and there so she is aware of she has plan B and plan C.

“Due to that, plan A – which is take the ball early and play as aggressively as doable – you’re extra relaxed attempting to pursue that.

“We all know she is a superb clay-court participant with the type of recreation she has. The subsequent query is how on the quicker courts and the grass courts does her topspin work? And what can the opposite ladies do to her, can they take time away from Swiatek? It doesn’t seem like it in the mean time.

Iga Swiatek forehand was an unstoppable weapon (Michel Euler/AP)

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“As soon as she will get management of the rally along with her forehand, you simply can’t get out of the grip. It appears like I’m watching Rafa Nadal.”

Swiatek idolises Nadal and is the primary teenager to elevate a singles trophy at Roland Garros because the nice Spaniard.

There was a lot consideration, too, on the presence in Swiatek’s staff of sports activities psychologist Daria Abramowicz and her concentrate on the psychological facet of the sport at such a younger age.

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Chatting with the No Challenges Remaining podcast, Abramowicz mentioned: “She’s very, very acutely aware of how she needs to develop. She actually thinks about psychological well being, and psychological growth for the efficiency may be very, essential for her.

“She was very open-minded from the start, even when she was simply earlier than her 18th birthday. I believe she’s essentially the most conscious athlete I’ve ever been working with, even when she’s simply 19.

“So large credit for her mother and father, household and herself, as a result of she’s so keen to dig into this, perceive it higher and never solely work on herself and for herself however to grasp how this thoughts factor works generally.”

It was a disappointing end result for Kenin however the 21-year-old American was hampered by a thigh damage and may replicate with pleasure on her season on the grand slams.

She was the teenager breaking by means of in good style in Australia and he or she has executed what many different gamers have struggled with by shortly backing it up.

Kenin mentioned: “I suppose I’ve essentially the most profitable matches in slams (this yr). Clearly I’m taking part in some actually good tennis on the slams. In Australia I gained. US Open I acquired to the fourth spherical. Had a tricky one in opposition to Elise Mertens. Right here attending to the finals. General it’s a superb ratio.”