NEWSIga Swiatek conquers the pressure of being unbeatable

Iga Swiatek takes home 2024 French Open
IGA SWIATEK COULDN’T stop crying.

As she lay on a yoga mat on the floor, still in her clothing from the match, she covered her face as much as she could with her hand and her hat, but she couldn’t control the tears from streaming down her face.

Swiatek, the two-time defending champion, was just minutes removed from her French Open second-round match against Naomi Osaka and the nearly three-hour clash had pushed her to her limits, testing her until the final points.