Carried away by the joy and emotion of a stunning end to the match, Iga Swiatek, titled this Saturday at Roland-Garros, winner of her 4th Grand Slam title (after Roland-Garros in 2020 and 2022 and the US Open 2022 ) shook the French Open cup and saw the lid fall on the Philippe Chatrier court.
Gilles Moretton, the president of the French federation quickly brought back the “hat” to the confused but hilarious Polish woman. Victorious 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 over the Czech Karolina Muchova, Iga Swiatek joined, with 3 titles, Arantxa Sanchez, Monica Seles and Serena Williams on the Roland-Garros list and established herself as the new queen of the clay.
The Polish, in a press conference, explained: “I’m sorry, I felt like I wore it well. Perhaps it was emotion that caused this. It wasn’t disrespectful at all. I’m glad to see that the trophy is doing well. I hope I will have the opportunity to lift it again.”