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French Open: Polish teen Iga Swiatek overwhelms Sofia Kenin to win Roland Garros title
Iga Swiatek became Poland’s first ever grand slam singles champion with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over American Sofia Kenin in the French Open final on Saturday.It is Swiatek’s first ever women’s title and she is the youngest women’s champion at Roland Garros since Croatia’s Iva Majoli in 1997.The 19-year-old won three straight games to start the match and even though Kenin broke back to level play at 3-3, Swiatek broke serve twice more to take the first set.Kenin, the reigning Australian Open…