Polish prodigy Iga Swiatek is one win away from becoming the first woman in 16 years to successfully defend a French Open title when she faces Karolina Muchova on Saturday. Muchova will be making her Grand Slam final debut in Paris, but the odds appear to be stacked against the Czech contender as she seeks to slow the stampede of the biggest prospect in women’s tennis at present. As fate would have it, Muchova won the only previous encounter between this pair when they met at the Prague Open in 2019, though 22-year-old Swiatek has excelled in a transformative few years since then.
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Match Date: June 10, 2023
Match Time: 9 a.m. ET
Match Venue: Roland Garros, Paris, France
TV: NBC
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It says just about all one needs to know about Swiatek’s skills that semi-final foe Beatriz Haddad Maia provided her toughest test thus far at Roland Garros—yet still fell in straight sets.
The Polish favorite is still yet to drop a set at this year’s major and notched at least one bagel set victory in each of her first three matches—including a double-bagel in her 6-0, 6-0 drubbing of Xin Wang in the third round.
But Muchova brings a credible threat of her own after besting Aryna Sabalenka in three sets, thus ending the Belarusian’s hopes of achieving a Calendar Grand Slam following her January win in Melbourne:
