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French Open | Iga Swiatek is on one other degree: American teenager Coco Gauff after shedding Roland Garros closing

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Coco Gauff went down in opposition to Iga Swiatek 1-6, 3-6 within the 2022 French Open closing. The match lasted one hour and eight minutes on the Court Philippe-Chatrier on June 4.

Coco Gauff (left) and Iga Swiatek on the French Open trophy presentation ceremony. (Courtesy: AP)

HIGHLIGHTSCoco Gauff misplaced the French Open closing to Iga SwiatekIga Swiatek has matched Venus Williams’ 35-match profitable streakSwiatek has turn out to be first girl since Justine Henin to win 6 titles in a row

American teenager Coco Gauff heaped reward on World No.1 Iga Swiatek, saying the Pole is on one other degree after the latter gained her second French Open title.

Gauff went down in opposition to Swiatek 1-6, 3-6 in a match that lasted one hour and eight minutes on the Court Philippe-Chatrier.

“I think she (Swiatek) does a good job of taking the pressure moments and really rising to the occasion, and today she rose to the occasion. I do that pretty well too, but today she was just on another level,” Gauff mentioned after the match.

these previous two weeks have been full of so many feelings and i’m so grateful for this second. thanks to everybody for the entire help.
grand slam finalist.
i’ll bounce again.

ps: match shouldn’t be fairly over for me but doubles closing tomorrow allezzzz pic.twitter.com/3cGCVh19Sa

— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) June 4, 2022

Swiatek has now gained her final 9 consecutive finals in straight units. The Pole, who has been unstoppable since February, has turn out to be the primary girl since Justine Henin in 2007-08 to clinch six titles in a row.

She has now additionally matched Venus Williams’ streak of 35 straight match wins, which is the longest unbeaten run in girls’s tennis this century.

Swiatek has additionally turn out to be the youngest a number of main winner since Maria Sharapova in 2006.