Swiatek made the most of Kasatkina's string of unforced errors, peppering court Philippe Chatrier with winners.
Women have been getting the short stick at major tournaments.
Novak Djokovic survived a scare at the French Open to beat unseeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman in five sets.
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Casper Ruud returned to the French Open final for a second year running by dismantling German 22nd seed Alexander Zverev to set up a showdown with 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Images from Day 1 of the 2020 French Open, in Paris, on Sunday.
A list of high-profile tennis players and other sportspeople who called time on their careers at a young age.
Caroline Wozniacki moved a step closer to erasing an unwanted footnote from the list of her tennis achievements with victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in the French Open fourth round on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Women's Singles Final of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Francesca Schiavone is considering giving her marriage -- with tennis, that is -- another chance.
Novak Djokovic had his neck taped during the match on Court Philippe Chatrier and his movements seemed somewhat restricted
Rafael Nadal is generally a slow starter but should not have any problem getting past his first-round opponent, Germany's Yannick Hanfmann.
Iga Swiatek is dynamite on court and the fireworks have just started, her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski said on Saturday after the world number one clinched her second Grand Slam title at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal claimed a record-stretching 12th French Open title by beating Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in a repeat of last year's final on Sunday.
IMAGES from matches played on Day 7 of the French Open at the Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday
Images from Day 10 of the 2020 French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
The twice Wimbledon champion, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros in 2012, looked poised and focused, treating the sparse Court Philippe Chatrier crowd to a few exquisite drop shots and lightning-quick forehands.
Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova and Andy Murray were among the top players who eased into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Monday.
The 22-year-old, who was looking to become the first Greek player to win a Grand Slam title, is, however, confident that he is on the right path to break the dominance of the two players who have won 11 of the last 12 majors.
Zverev will have a chance to spoil the birthday party for Nadal, who turns 36 on Friday
Only one player has beaten Rafael Nadal on his beloved claycourts this year and that man, Austria's Dominic Thiem, blocks the Spaniard's path to the French Open final.
Although hampered by a chronic foot injury that saw him out in the last 16 of the Italian Open, an event that precedes the French Open, the 21-time Grand Slam champion has looked pain-free in his bid for a 14th French Open crown.
Japan's Naomi Osaka crashed out of the French Open in a 7-5, 6-4 first-round loss
Former champion Garbine Muguruza suffered a second consecutive first-round exit at the French Open
Order of play on the main show courts at the French Open.
Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova, on Wednesday, called for a change in schedule for the Fed Cup, saying playing ties after Grand Slam tournaments was "pointless".
Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
IMAGES from the French Open women's final played at Roland Garros on Saturday
Zverev twisted his ankle as he tried to retrieve a shot in the 12th game of the second set
Zverev won in four sets at Roland-Garros to send Alcaraz packing and reach the French Open semi-finals for a second straight year.
Zverev was left wondering why he has been struggling to get into his matches
She remained philosophical in defeat, however, saying that her expectations coming into the tournament had not been high.
Images from Day 1 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Sunday
Rafael Nadal, whose all-time claycourt record now stands at 414-36 says nobody should assume his feats are routine and that each victory is celebrated like the first.
Images from Day 5 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
Serena Williams overcame a gritty challenge from unseeded Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens, winning 7-6(7), 6-4, to reach the French Open final, in Paris, on Friday. She will meet Garbine Muguruza, who reached her second Grand Slam final when she beat Australia's Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 in the first semi-final at Roland Garros.
Rafael Nadal gets the opportunity to avenge his only defeat in 10 meetings with Diego Schwartzman, which he suffered a little over two weeks ago, when Spain's 12-time French Open winner faces the Argentine in the semi-finals at Roland Garros on Friday.
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