MOSCOW, Jun 4 WTA leader Iga Sviontek won the «Roland Garros» and repeated the record streak of the American Venus Williams for the number of victories in a row in the XXI century.
In the final match, Swiatek defeated the representative of the United States Corey Gauff with a score of 6:1, 6:3. Tennis players spent 1 hour and 8 minutes on the court.
Sviontek won the 35th victory in a row. Polka now shares the 21st century record with Venus Williams. Sviontek became the first tennis player since 2008 to win six tournaments in a row. Then such an achievement was submitted to the Belgian Justine Henin.
For Sviontek, this title was the ninth in the WTA tournaments and the second in the Grand Slam tournaments. She previously won the Roland Garros in 2020. For Gauff, the last final was the first in the Grand Slam tournaments.