Swiatek, 23, has now won all five Grand Slam finals she has entered. Her second win came at the 2022 US Open. Swiatek took his 20-match French Open streak to the final against 12th-seeded Paolini.
Swiatek came out all guns blazing in the early stages of the contest, but after narrowly missing a 0-40 break chance in the second game, the Pole No. 1 served the next difficult save to concede his save before rebounding.
As the momentum shifted, clay-court specialist Swiatek began to dominate the innings from the baseline, working the corners superbly and closing out the opening set with a 20-of-24 win 37 minutes into the break.
A shell-shocked Paolini smiled and received cheers and applause from the crowd in the main event when she won the odd point early in the next set, but his challenge faded in the afternoon sun as Swiatek broke twice to make it 4 -0 to lead.
Swiatek, who dropped just one set all tournament in a second-round epic with Naomi Osaka, had won 10 straight games before Paolini got on the scoreboard, but there was no late comeback drama and no knockout long to come.
Swiatek wrapped up the win when Paolini sent a long shot and celebrated by dropping his knees and pumping his fists, letting out a huge roar before joining his entourage in the stands for another celebratory stand.
Iga Swiatek is chasing the heights
Swiatek has set records for fun this year, and that continued with his French Open win on Saturday.
She now has an impressive four titles at Roland Garros, becoming only the second female player to win three in a row since Justine Henin in 2005-2007 and the youngest since Monica Seles in 1990-92.
Swiatek is the first player to win three consecutive titles together. At the Grand Slam after Serena Williams dominated the US Open from 2012-14.
Swiatek has already collected silverware at the Qatar Open, Indian Wells, Madrid Open and Italian Open in 2024 before adding a Grand Slam title. He was the favorite going into Saturday’s match and looked unstoppable, leaving many wonderings how far he will go in the rest of the year.
French Open title to be proud of Paolini
Late bloomer Paolini is the third player in the past decade to reach her first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros after the age of 28, joining Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (2021) and Lucie Safarova (2015).
Winning the French Open was always going to be difficult for Paolini, facing an opponent as powerful as Swiatek. Although she had already suffered a major upset against Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals and looked capable of another shock after a strong opening, she struggled to deal with her opponent’s aggression.
In 2024, Paolini has already undergone big changes – she entered the year with a 78-87 loss and one career shutout. Since the turn of the year, she is 22-10 with singles and is looking forward to Sunday’s French Open doubles final with partner Sara Errani.
she is already in the top 10 after the tournament, as he said before the final that he never dreamed of getting here but took each match as it came.