Jasmine Paolini was on the wrong end of the most one-sided Roland Garros final for 17 years
Iga SwiatekSwiatek, 23, is also the youngest player to reach a total of four titles at Roland Garros, with Steffi Graf, Chris Evert and Henin all reaching the milestone two years later in their lives.
Paolini, playing in her first grand slam final, was a 12-1 underdog and despite breaking serve to take an early lead, the Italian was quickly overwhelmed, losing 11 of the next 12 games.Paolini meanwhile had spent nearly 10 hours on court to reach her first grand slam final; in fact, she had never even made it past the second round of a major before this year.
But it did not last long. If overhitting was a sign of Swiatek’s nerves, they were quickly shaken off: the 23-year-old won 16 of the next 20 points, earning her five straight games and the first set in just over half an hour.
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