PARIS — The Polish national anthem reverberated through a mostly empty Philippe Chatrier Court to the delight of Iga Swiatek, who had barely broken a sweat in her 6-4, 6-1 defeat of the No. 4 seed and reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in their French Open singles final on Saturday. The mask covered Swiatek’s face like the low-hanging autumn sun had covered most of the court during the one-hour-and-24-minute match. But it could not contain her smile, which creased her eyes as the song played on. “I wasn’t expecting to win this trophy.

Source: New York Times October 10, 2020 14:42 UTC