Iga Swiatek outlasts Karolina Muchova to claim her third French Open title

Iga Swiatek now has her third French Open title.

Swiatek came out on top against Karolina Muchova in thrilling three-set match, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, to emerge victorious in Paris on Saturday.

After a convincing 6-2 win for Swiatek in the first set, it looked as if she was going to cruise to the title, taking the first three games of the second set to lead 3-0 midway through.

But Muchova had something in store for the top-seeded Swiatek starting with the fourth game of that second set.

Muchova held serve to make it 3-1 and broke serve in the fifth game to push it to 3-2. She held serve once again to tie the second set at 3. Then with the set 4-4, Muchova broke serve yet again in the ninth game, giving her a chance to serve out for the win in the second set.

That’s when Swiatek broke right back, knotting the second set at 5-5. She was helped by several unforced errors from Muchova, including one return that was well wide, and looked off coming off the racket.

Muchova broke again, taking the 11th game of the set convincingly and giving her one more chance to serve out to win the second set. She fell down 30-Love in the 11th game, including a double fault, but stormed back to knot the 11th game at 30-30 with an impressive ace that Swiatek could not even reach. She would eventually take the game, and the set 7-5.

It was the first time Swiatek had lost a set in a Grand Slam Final, and the first set she dropped in the entire 2023 French Open.

Muchova immediately broke serve in the first game of the third set, then served out to win the second game and take a 2-0 lead in the decisive third set, thanks to consecutive aces to close out the game. Swiatek took the third game, and then in the fourth, she had three break points to break serve and get back on serve.

She did just that, tying the decisive third set at 2-2.

In the fifth game, Swiatek kept the pressure on. She took the second point with a perfectly-placed shot made while coming to the net, following that with her first ace of the match, en route to sweeping the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead in the third set.

But just as she had the momentum, she lost it. Muchova held serve to win the sixth game, and then Muchova broke serve in the seventh game to take a 4-3 lead over Swiatek in the third set.

It was gut-check time for Swiatek, needing to break serve and stem the tide. But champions respond in those gut-check moments. She took the first two points of the eighth game, but Muchova rebounded, including her third ace to tie the game at 40-40. However, a well-placed backhand from Swiatek, coupled with an unforced error from Muchova as she tried a drop shot amid a rally, saw Swiatek break serve, tying the decisive third set at 4-4.

Swiatek was back on serve as the ninth game began.

Muchova, however, took the first two points of the ninth game, both coming on forced errors from Swiatek. Could Muchova break again, giving her a chance to serve out for the title?

She would not.

A forehand winner from Swiatek, coupled with a forced error from Muchova, threw a wrench in those plans, as the ninth game was suddenly knotted at 30-30. An unforced error from Swiatek gave Muchova yet another break point of the match, but Swiatek created a forced error from Muchova, getting the game to deuce.

Swiatek then closed out the game, forcing a pair of errors from Muchova, to make it 5-4 in the third set. One more break and Swiatek would have her third French Open title, joining some impressive company.

The tenth game opened with a pair of unforced errors from Muchova, giving Swiatek the early advantage, putting her two points away from that third title. Muchova rallied to take the next point, but an unforced error saw Swiatek up 40-15, and on her her first Championship Point.

She closed it out, thanks to a double fault from Muchova, and the celebration was on.

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NBC/NBC Sports, Peacock, and the Tennis Channel are your homes for the 2023 French Open. NBC and Peacock air live coverage of the first two days of main draw play starting on Sunday, May 28 and continuing on Monday, May 29. Tennis Channel has live daily coverage from Tuesday, May 30 through Friday, June 2. On the middle weekend of the tournament, NBC and Peacock pick the coverage back up.

Coverage reverts to the Tennis Channel for the following weekdays, and NBC/Peacock return for the men’s and women’s singles semifinals and finals.

You can also stream coverage on NBCSports.com/live, as well as the NBC Sports app.

Below is the entire broadcast schedule for the 2023 French Open. All times are Eastern.

Sunday May 28 - First Round

Iryna Shymanovich def. Panna Udvardy, 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-1
Nadia Podoroska def. Jessika Ponchet, 6-0, 6-2
Magdalena Frech def. Shuai Zhang (29), 6-1, 6-1
Storm Hunter def. Nuria Parrizas Diaz, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Aryna Sabalenka (2) def. Marta Kostyuk, 6-3, 6-2
Karolina Muchova def. Maria Sakkari (8), 7-6(5), 7-5
Kamilla Rakhimova def. Sara Bejlek, 6-0, 6-3
Leylah Fernandez def. Magda Linette (21), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Camila Giorgi def. Alize Cornet, 6-3, 6-4
Leolia Jeanjean def. Kimberly Birrell, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3
Elise Mertens (28) def. Viktoria Hruncakova, 6-1, 6-4
Clara Tauson def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-2, 6-0
Anastasia Potapova (24) def. Taylor Townsend, 6-1, 6-2
Qinwen Zheng (19) def. Tamara Zidansek, 6-3, 6-1
Anna Bondar def. Irina-Camelia Begu (27), 6-4, 6-2
Liudmila Samsonova (15) def. Katie Volynets, 6-0, 6-1
Sara Errani def. Jil Teichmann, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Mayar Sherif def. Madison Brengle, 6-3, 6-1
Daria Kasatkina (9) def. Jule Niemeier, 6-3, 6-4
Jessica Pegula (3) def. Danielle Collins, 6-4, 6-2

Monday May 29 - First Round

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Linda Fruhvirtova, 6-2, 6-2
Madison Keys (20) def. Kaia Kanepi, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Camila Osorio def. Ana Bogdan, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Kayla Day def. Kristina Mladenovic, 7-5, 6-1
Donna Vekic (22) def. Dayana Yastremska, 6-2, 7-5
Bernarda Pera def. Anett Kontaveit, 7-6(6), 6-2
Sloane Stephens def. Karolina Pliskova (16), 6-0, 6-4
Diana Shnaider def. Rebecca Marino, 6-3, 7-5
Elina Avanesyan def. Belinda Bencic (12), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Varvara Gracheva def. Dalma Galfi, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Yulia Putintseva def. Maryna Zanevska, 7-5, 7-6(3)
Marketa Vondrousova def. Alycia Parks, 6-4, 6-0
Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) def. Tatjana Maria, 6-0, 6-1
Peyton Stearns def. Katerina Siniakova, 7-6(7), 6-2
Elina Svitolina def. Martina Trevisan (26), 6-2, 6-2
Aliona Bolsova def. Kristina Kucova, 6-2, 6-1
Carolina Garcia (5) def. Xiyu Wang, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4
Anna-Lena Friedsam def, Nao Hibino, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Ekaterina Alexandrova (23) def. Viktoriya Tomova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
Simona Waltert def. Elizabeth Mandlik, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Elisabetta Cocciaretto def. Petra Kvitova (10), 6-3, 6-4
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova def. Veronika Kudermetova (11), 6-3, 6-1
Jelena Ostapenko (17) def. Tereza Martincova, 6-3, 7-5
Anna Blinkova def. Ysaline Bonaventure, 6-2, 6-0

Tuesday May 30 - First Round
Mirra Andreeva def. Alison Riske-Amritraj, 6-2, 6-1
Diane Parry def. Anhelina Kalinina, 6-2, 6-3
Xinyu Wang (31) def. Marie Bouzkova, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Rebecca Peterson def. Fiona Ferro, 6-2, 6-0
Ons Jabeur (7) def. Lucia Bronzetti, 6-4, 6-1
Olga Danilovic def. Kateryna Baindl, 6-3, 6-2
Coco Gauff (6) def. Rebeka Masarova, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Oceane Dodin def. Selena Janicijevic, 0-6, 6-2, 6-1
Linda Noskova def. Danka Kovinic, 6-3, 2-1 (Kovinic ret.)
Lesia Tsurenko def. Barbora Krejcikova (13), 6-2, 6-4
Julia Grabher def. Arantxa Rus, 6-2, 6-3
Sara Sorribes Tormo def. Clara Burel, 7-6(0), 6-2
Elena Rybakina (4) def. Brenda Fruhvirtova, 6-4, 6-2
Jasmine Paolini def. Sorana Cirstea (30), 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
Iga Swiatek (1) def. Cristina Bucsa, 6-4, 6-0
Petra Martic def. Shelby Rogers (32), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Claire Liu def. Ylena In-Albon, 6-1, 6-4
Bianca Andreescu def. Victoria Azarenka (18), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Emma Navarro def, Erika Andreeva, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Lauren Davis def. Lin Zhu, 6-3, 6-3

Wednesday May 31 - Second Round

Peyton Stearns def. Jelena Ostapenko (17), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Elina Svitolina def. Storm Hunter, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
Elise Mertens (28) def. Camila Osorio, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Jessica Pegula (3) def. Camila Giorgi, 6-2 (Giorgi ret.)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Liudmila Samsonova (15), 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Anastasia Potapova (24) def. Mayar Sherif, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Daria Kasatinka (9) def. Merketa Vondrousova, 6-3, 6-4
Yulia Putintseva def. Quinwen Zheng (19), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Karolina Muchova def. Nadia Podoroska, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
Anna Blinkova def. Caroline Garcia (5), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Aryna Sabalenka (2) def. Iryna Shymanovich, 7-5, 6-2
Sloan Stephens def. Varvara Gracheva, 6-2, 6-1
Irina-Camelia Begu def. Sara Errani, 6-3, 6-0
Leolia Jeanjean vs. Elina Avanesyan - 10:30 a.m. ET
Clara Tauson def. Leylah Fernandez, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Kamilla Rakhimova def. Magdalena Frech, 6-3, 6-4

Thursday June 1 - Second Round

Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) def. Diana Shnaider 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Sara Sorribes Tormo def. Petra Martic, 6-4, 6-1
Elena Rybakina (4) def. Linda Noskova, 6-3, 6-3
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova def. Aliona Bolsova, 6-3, 6-4
Kayla Day def. Madison Keys (20), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Mirra Andreeva def. Diane Parry, 6-1, 6-2
Elisabetta Cocciaretto def. Simona Waltert, 6-2, 6-3
Xinyu Wang def. Rebecca Peterson, 7-6(5), 6-2
Bernarda Pera def. Donna Vekic (22), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Ekaterina Alexandrova (23) def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, 6-2, 6-0
Iga Swiatek (1) def. Claire Liu, 6-4, 6-0
Olga Danilovic def. Jasmine Paolini, 6-2, 7-5
Coco Gauff (6) def. Julia Grabher, 6-2, 6-3
Ons Jabeur (7) def. Oceane Dodin, 6-2, 6-3
Bianca Andreescu vs. Emma Navarro - 10:30 a.m. ET
Lesia Tsurenko def Lauren Davis, 6-3, 1-0 (Davis ret.)

Friday June 2 - Third Round

Daria Kasatkina def. Peyton Stearns, 6-0, 6-1
Elise Mertens (28) def. Jessica Pegula (3), 6-1, 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Anastasia Potapova (24), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Elina Svitolina def. 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
Aryna Sabalenka (2) def. Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-2
Elina Avanesyan def. Clara Tauson, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Sloan Stephens def. Yulia Putintseva, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Karolina Muchova def. Irina-Camelia Begu (27), 6-3, 6-2

Saturday June 3 - Third Round

Sara Sorribes Tormo def. Elena Rybakina (4), Rybakina withdraws due to illness
Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) def. Ekaterina Alexandrova (23), 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Coco Gauff (6) def. Mirra Andreeva, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-1
Bernarda Pera def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-4, 7-6(2)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova def. Kayla Day, 6-1, 6-3
Lesia Tsurenko def. Bianca Andreescu, 6-1, 6-1
Iga Swiatek (1) def. Xinyu Wang, 6-0, 6-0
Ons Jabeur (7) def. Olga Danilovic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Sunday June 4 - Fourth Round

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Elise Mertens (28), 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-3
Karolina Muchova def. Elina Avanesyan, 6-4, 6-3
Elina Svitolina def. Daria Kasatkina (9), 6-4, 7-6(5)
Aryna Sabalenka (2) def. Sloane Stephens, 7-6(5), 6-4

Monday June 5 - Fourth Round

Ons Jabeur (7) def. Bernardo Pera, 6-3, 6-1
Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) def. Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5
Coco Gauff (6) def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-2
Iga Swiatek (1) def. Lesia Tsurenko, 5-1 (Tsurenko ret.)

Tuesday June 6 - Quarter-Finals

Karolina Muchova def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-5, 6-2
Aryna Sabalenka (2) def. Elina Svitolina, 6-4, 6-4

Wednesday June 7 - Quarter-Finals

Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) def. Ons Jabeur (7), 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1
Iga Swiatek (1) def. Coco Gauff (6), 6-4, 6-2

Thursday June 8 - Semi-Finals

Karolina Muchova def. Aryna Sabalenka (2), 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5
Iga Swiatek (1) def. Beatriz Haddad Maia (14), 6-2, 7-6(7)

Saturday June 10 - Final

Iga Swiatek (1) def. Karolina Muchova, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4