IGA Swiatek has made history by becoming the first ever Polish person to win a Grand Slsam title when she defeated American Sofia Kenin, 6-4 6-1 in the Roland Garros final today. The 21-year-old Kenin is the reigning Australian Open final winning her maiden title at Melbourne park, but it was Swiatek who emerged victorious in Paris, with the 19-year-old winning in one of the youngest finals in history.

“I’m just proud of myself,” Swiatek said post-match. “I’ve done a great job past two weeks. “I wasn’t expecting to win this trophy. “It’s obviously amazing for me. “It’s a life-changing experience.”

It was one of the most remarkable runs to the final in Grand Slam history, as Swiatek dropped no more than five games in each of her seven match in a dominant seven-game run to the title. In the final, she took just an hour and 24 minutes to defeat the fourth seed in a sensational performance.

Whilst Swiatek had a couple of surprising opponents in the latter stages of the tournament – unseeded Italian Martina Trevisan and Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska – she was able to knock off 2018 Roland Garros champion and top seed Simona Halep, and last year’s runner-up Marketa Vondrousova along the way as well. Swiatek said she knew there would be some nervous moments throughout the match.

“Everybody is stressed when they’re playing Grand Slam finals,” she said. “I just knew that Sofia may also be stressed, that she’s not a machine. “I was aware that we can both struggle, and we’re probably not going to play our best tennis because it’s hard with so much pressure.

“But I just did everything I’ve done in the previous rounds. I focused on technique and tactics. I tried to get rid of expectations, just play one ball after another. I didn’t really care if I’m going to lose or win. I think the main key was just keeping my expectations low.”

The Pole started strongly from the beginning, showing no fear in the opening set by hitting 13 winners to six and winning 54 per cent of her receiving points. Both players were somewhat struggling off their serve, but Swiatek was marginally better off her second serve, winning 53 per cent of the points compared to 33 per cent.

The second set was just pure domination from the Pole, who ran away with the contest hitting 12 winnners for just two unforced errors as Kenin’s ratio sat at four and 10. The Pole broke three times from four opportunities – to make it five for the match – and won a whopping 12 of 15 receiving points. The only one she dropped was a service game as she still won nine of 11 off her first serve, but only five of 10 off her second. The most damning stat was Swiatek winning 26 of 36 points in the final set.

“I just feel like I kind of made history,” Swiatek said. “But I still think that (Agnieszka) Radwanska, she achieved a lot because she played on the top level of WTA for, I don’t know, 12 years. I don’t even know the number.

“I know there’s going to be a lot of people who is going to compare us. “But I think I have to be really consistent for the next couple years to everybody to name me like the best player in Poland because still I have a lot to do. “Still I think that’s kind of her place.”