Former Grand Slam doubles champion Chanda Rubin felt Iga Swiatek raised her level in her last few matches leading up the French Open final and said that’s when a top player is at its scariest. First-seeded Swiatek dominated her French Open quarterfinal and semifinal matches as she never came close to losing a set.
In the quarterfinal, Swiatek saw off Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-2. Then, Swiatek crushed Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 in the semifinal. “We’ve seen some ebs and flows from Swiatek, but through it all, she’s really been able to get back on track time and time again.
The last couple of matches now, we’ve seen her raise her level. That’s when a top player is the most dangerous and now she’s eyeing the finish line,” Rubin said of Swiatek on Tennis Channel, before the Pole defeated Gauff in the French Open final 6-1 6-3.
Rubin: Swiatek has handled the pressure well so far
In the French Open final, Swiatek defeated Gauff. Swiatek has now won her last 35 matches. . “There’s so much at stake for Swiatek now that she is in this final.
You think about all of that, being maybe on her mind before her semifinal match. Look at how well she handled the nerves, handled that pressure, and it’s really been building throughout the tournament,” Rubin added.
Kasatkina was playing great throughout the entire French Open but she stood no chance versus Swiatek. “She (Kasatkina) is even all of a sudden, but then Swiatek was able to separate herself the way she’s done from the field.
Separating her game,” Rubin reflected. “There were some great points where Kasatkina got Swiatek off balance, but she was just able to stay the course, recover, move back into the court constantly and it’s just difficult for anybody to hit winners against her and it was the same for Kasatkina today. A terrific win, excellent play from Iga Swiatek.”
