The grand finale of the French Open will take place on Saturday, in which Iga Świątek will face Jasmine Paolini. The Pole is the clear favorite in this clash not only because she has stormed in Paris so far and is unstoppable, but also because her rival has never reached such a high level in her career, and in previous years she has been eliminated from the grand slams very quickly.
It’s hard to say how many more titles Świątek can win. Certainly a few. She is her own biggest opponent. Today she is dedicated to all of this, but she has to maintain it. The question is how long she will maintain her motivation – said Justine Henin, the last tennis player to win in Paris three times in a row (2005, 2006, 2007), in “L’Equipe”.
If Świątek wins on Saturday, she will equal this incredible feat, as she also triumphed in Paris in the two previous years.
Justine Henin on Iga Świątek: She looks like a machine
“I’m moved by the fact that Świątek can give the impression of a machine, a robot in a tunnel, following its path, but there’s a great fragility behind it. We feel that there’s a certain nervousness in her, but she almost always finds the resources to cope, and that’s why I think she’s brilliant. Everyone waits for the moment when they fall, and she has to live with that every day,” Henin added in the French newspaper.
