Iga Swiatek received a graceful note from Aryna Sabalenka complimenting her on her excellent performance and fourth French Open victory.
In addition to completing a three-peat, 23-year-old Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to win her fourth French Open title in her sixth try. With just four more French Open victories to go, Swiatek will surpass Chris Evert’s record of eight.
Additionally, Swiatek now owns five Grand Slam victories, which is quite remarkable given that she only turned 23 on May 31st.
Sabalenka wrote on X: “Wow, @iga_swiatek, impressive stuff. Congrats on another one.”
Shortly after Sabalenka posted the message, Swiatek responded: “Thank you, Aryna. I appreciate it.”
Iga Swiatek in 2024
At the moment ranked no.1, Iga played her last match on the 8th of June when she beat world no.7 Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-1 in the final of the French Open to win her 23rd career title.
Currently, during this year Iga has managed to achieve a composed 45-4 win-loss record. Iga conquered 6 titles in 2024 in Australia, Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome and French Open.
Aryna Sabalenka in 2024
At the moment ranked no.3, Aryna played her last match on the 5th
of June when she surrendered to world no.23 Mirra Andreeva 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter of the French Open (draw).During this season the Belarussian has achieved an overall 29-8 win-loss record. The Belarussian clinched 1 title at the Australian Open. The Belarussian got to the final in Brisbane, Madrid and Rome.
Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka clashed against each other 11 times. Their current record is 8-3 for Swiatek. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Iga Swiatek won 6-2 6-3 in the final in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 18th of May 2024.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
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