There was almost no match.
Iga Swiatek, world number 1 in women's tennis, crunched Coco Gauff on Saturday June 4 in the Roland-Garros final in two sets: 6-1, 6-3.
For her first Grand Slam final, Coco Gauff appeared tense on the Philippe-Chatrier court.
A tension that quickly plays tricks on him.
She concedes the entry break to her opponent with two unforced errors and a double service fault.
Iga Swiatek confirms in stride on his service.
The third game is more disputed with the American who regains her footing but the point also ends up in the purse of the Polish.
Then, the world number 2 only has to unfold to take the first set against her opponent (6-1) in just under 35 minutes.
The awakening then the collapse
"Come on!"
("Go!"), enjoins Coco Gauff at the break.
The 18-year-old American knows that she will need an extraordinary performance to overthrow her opponent.
A performance that she feels capable of provoking when she breaks from the first game of the second set and confirms in stride (2-0).
However, Iga Siatek does not panic.
She wins the third game then defeats her opponent's break, taking advantage of another double fault from Coco Gauff.
She then inflicts a white game on the American (3-2).
The beginning of the end.
Despite her glimmer of hope at the start of the round, Coco Gauff lets the set slip away, victim of an Iga Swiatek in steamroller mode.
She won her 35th victory in a row on the WTA circuit, which allowed her to equal the longest series of victories of the century achieved by Venus Williams in 2000, between Wimbledon and the Linz tournament.
Above all, this allows him to win his second Suzanne Lenglen trophy, two years after the first.
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