On Saturday afternoon a final, on Sunday morning another final. At 18, Coco Gauff had never consistently reached the second week of a Grand Slam in the singles table, but she quietly made it through round after round to the big decision at Roland Garros, to which she added the second doubles final with Jessica Pegula after US Open loss in 2021. Why? For several reasons. more with one above all, in a kind of retrospective of the path traveled in the WTA.
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“When I entered the circuit, even when I was eight or nine years old, many said that I was going to be the next Serena and stuff like that. I fell into the trap for believing this. It is important that you have high expectations for yourself but at the same time you have to be true to reality and know where you are. Now I am enjoying every moment. I remember other victories that took me to the second week of a Grand Slam, like against Naomi [Osaka] at the Australian Open they made me happy but not that happy. Now I am grateful for each victory and each defeat”, she commented after qualifying for the semifinals, which would be followed by another victory against Martina Trevisan, one of the revelations of the tournament, 6-3 and 6-1.
Roland Garros: Coco Gauff secures her first Grand Slam final
Cori, or Coco as she is also known, appeared very young on the women’s tennis circuit with an “abnormal” style of play for her age. And she never lost her humility, as was seen after that Wimbledon triumph over Venus Williams when she came to the net and thanked her compatriot for being an inspiration to so many girls and so many people. “Serena has always been my references, her and Venus. They are the reason I want to grab a tennis racket.” However, this almost “need” for quick success to find a new icon stood in Gauff’s way to stardom. Now, as The Guardian noted, there was a “balanced prodigy” who was in the Flirt with his first Grand Slam. Problem? He was number 1 in the world who was on the other side…
Swiatek defeats Kasatkina and returns to the Roland Garros final after triumphing in 2020
After semi-final losses to Ashleigh Barty (Adelaide) and Danielle Collins (Australian Open), followed by an early elimination in the opening rounds of the Dubai Open to Jelena Ostapenko, the Pole began an impressive streak of 34 consecutive games to win that made him win titles in Qatar, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart and Rome, always facing one to three players in the top 10 of the classification or former leaders of the WTA hierarchy. The record allowed Serena Williams to equal herself as the best of the century, although far from the streak of Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert or Margaret Court in the 70s and 80s, and a new victory would be worth more than the conquest. of the second Grand Career Slam, again in Paris where she showed herself to the world with the triumph of 2020.
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“I feel like my game is getting stronger and stronger. I play more freely when I’m ahead and I’m playing better every game. I didn’t know how I was going to get here after so many tournaments, it was obvious that the series was going to end quickly, So I followed step by step without concrete goals”, highlighted the 21-year-old tennis player, who put as a great reason for the winning streak the way in which she was dealing better with what she expected, with expectations and with emotions. Even more so in a final, there was the key to victory and the succession of Barbora Krejcikova, winner of the tournament last year. And if before Swiatek was still the unknown 19-year-old who did not like to train, learned through PlayStation, had Nadal as a reference or was passionate about rock music and historical books, now she was… number 1.
Celebration on ????#Roland Garros | @iga_swiatek pic.twitter.com/conmijDNEv
– Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2022
Iga Świątek wins the Women’s French Open! ????
That is her 35th consecutive victory, tying Venus Williams for the longest winning streak on the WTA Tour since 2000. pic.twitter.com/v5TPNmHLZF
— ESPN (@espn) June 4, 2022
It was this statute that prevailed in the first establishwhat started with Cori Gauff too “stuck”, seeing his serve broken right away, taking advantage of Swiatek’s first serve and not being able to close the third game with two points before suffering again break at 3-0. Only at 4-1 did the American manage to hold her serve, and the Pole, who was almost perfect, closed the establish 6-1 in just 32 minutes, and Gauff has yet to miss a final at Roland Garros this year… With 81% first serve and 75% second serve points from eight winners and fewer unforced errors than her opponent, the World No.1 had shed whatever history there might be.
Go on point ????#Roland Garros | @iga_swiatek pic.twitter.com/IiWkRVW5GJ
– Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2022
The American began to show more of the game that had taken her to the final, even falling heavily in the establish initial. And these improvements had practical results from the start of the second set, with the first break to polish before securing your service. However, it would be a short-lived sun: Swiatek made it 2-1, converted three unforced errors to level, made it 3-2 with the first loveless service game where he started another series of winners and definitely changed the course of the party, which closed with 6-3 for a second win at Roland Garros at just 21 years old and for the longest winning streak this century (35 and counting), equaling Venus Williams’ record (and beating Serena).
World No.1 Iga Swiatek wins her second Grand Slam title at age 21, beating 18-year-old Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 at the #Roland Garros Final.
— 35-win streak, ties Venus Williams for best streak in the 2000s
— 9-0 in finals (18-0 in sets…)
It’s just amazing. pic.twitter.com/301NvOI66D
— Jose Morgado (@josemorgado) June 4, 2022
Source: Observadora
