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.
IMAGES from the French Open women's final played at Roland Garros on Saturday
Images from Day 8 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday
Garbine Muguruza's defence of her French Open title ended in tears on Sunday when the Spaniard had to be escorted from the Roland Garros interview room after breaking down following her fourth-round loss to Kristina Mladenovic.
Jana Novotna took Barbora Krejcikova under her wing in 2014 and while the youngster "never tried to imitate" her, the 2018 French Open and Wimbledon doubles champion drew inspiration from her mentor.
Caroline Garcia was knocked out of the French Open fourth round by Angelique Kerber on Monday, but the local favourite is confident that she has what it takes to become the first French Grand Slam champion since 2013.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
Five things to watch out for at the French Open on Tuesday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
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Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
Five things to watch out for at the French Open on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal is generally a slow starter but should not have any problem getting past his first-round opponent, Germany's Yannick Hanfmann.
Keys will next face 10th seed Sloane Stephens, nine months after her compatriot beat her in the US Open final
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Images from Day 3 of the French Open in Paris on Tuesday
Eighth seed Barty joins 1969, 1970 and 1973 champion Margaret Court and 1971 winner Evonne Goolagong-Cawley on the list of Australian women who have lifted the trophy here in the professional era.
IMAGES from Day 11 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Spain's Garbine Muguruza insists she is enjoying herself at the French Open even if she doesn't look it, but don't expect her to smile too much until she gets her hands on the Suzanne Lenglen trophy for the second time in three years.
Stanislas Wawrinka trumped fellow Swiss Roger Federer at a grand slam for the first time with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(4) victory in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stands on the threshold of finally delivering the title long predicted
Garbine Muguruza's chances of winning her maiden grand slam title -- and achieving the rare feat of beating Serena Williams twice in three years at Roland Garros -- may well depend on which version of the world number one turns up on Sunday.
List of French Open women's singles champions
Kristina Mladenovic took her love affair with Roland Garros to a new level on Friday.
Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Barbora Krejcikova claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Persistent drizzle and a chill wind sweeping the almost-empty Roland Garros grounds.
Former men's champion Mats Wilander believes third seed Muguruza now looks like the most likely champion, having not dropped a set and thrashing Maria Sharapova on Wednesday.
At the French Open on Wednesday, however, Djokovic's shots often failed to hit the bullseye.
Images from all the action from Day 1 of the French Open played at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday
Serena Williams recovered from a set down to beat Australian Ashleigh Barty 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and book a place in the third round.
World number one Serena Williams crushed Italian Sara Errani 6-1, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the French Open in intimidating fashion on Wednesday.
Serena Williams played with fire at the French Open on Thursday but the world number one pulled through to the third round with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 win against unheralded German Anna-Lena Friedsam.
Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat World No 1 and defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 in the French Open final on Saturday.
An 18-year rivalry will play out its next gripping chapter at Roland Garros as Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic eye up a French Open final in which milestones galore will be on the line.
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will feel like they are working overtime on Friday when organisers cram all four semi-finals into a single session to try and ensure a rain-ravaged tournament ends on schedule.
Images from Day 4 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday
Serena Williams is a five-times Wimbledon champion but the American has surprisingly declared that she has "never really liked grass".
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