World No.1 Iga Swiatek clinched the French Open singles titles after defeating No.18 seed Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final on Sunday.
Two years ago, Swiatek shocked the field by winning her first Roland Garros title as an unseeded teenager. This time, the polish star claimed her second French Open title by winning a staggering 35th consecutive match, tying Venus Williams for the best winning streak this century.
Venus’ historic run of 35 straight victories came in 2000. If Swiatek manages to win her next match, she will hold the best winning streak of the century alone, and tie Monica Seles’s 36-match run from 1990. Another victory after that would tie Martina Hingis’s 37-match winning streak from 1997.
She is also the youngest woman to claim multiple win since Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam when she was 19 at the US Open.
Iga’s last triumph was her sixth title of the year, all coming in a row during her ongoing winning streak.
