Iga Swiatek beat Karolina Muchova in the French Open women's singles final, winning her third French Open title and fourth Grand Slam.

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

Muchova pushed to the net and ranged well to her right for a forehand volley. Swiatek then sent her scrambling to the left, an

Iga Swiatek fought off a Karolina Muchova comeback to complete a hat-trick of French Open titles. The 22-year-old Pole cemented her status as the best female player in the world, particularly on clay,

Her big win in Paris today made Swiatek the first woman player to take two consecutive titles at the French since Justine Henin did it in 2006 and 2007, and only the fifth woman in the Open era to win three.

Iga Swiatek goes will be hoping to make it back-to-back French Open titles as the world No 1 faces outsider Karolina Muchova in the French Open Women's Final in Paris on Saturday. The defending champ has been in exemplary from at Roland Garros this year,

Karolina Muchova was ranked 151 in January. She was No. 43 coming into the French Open. The 26-year-old could finish this clay court fortnight with a top-10 ranking. That may qualify as form. Of the red-hot league.