Poland's Iga Swiatek serves to Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova during their women's singles Bronze Medal tennis match Poland's Iga Swiatek serves to Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova during their women's singles Bronze Medal tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFP
World number one Iga Swiatek claimed bronze in the Olympic women's tennis on Friday, a day after her 25-match Roland Garros win streak came to an end.
Four-time French Open champion Swiatek of Poland eased past Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-1, 6-1 in an hour of one-sided action on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Swiatek was defeated by China's Zheng Qinwen in Thursday's semi-finals - her first loss in Paris since 2021 -- while Schmiedlova went down against Donna Vekic of Croatia.
The 23-year-old Swiatek was in tears following her loss to Zheng and she wept again Friday despite becoming the first Polish player to win an Olympic tennis medal.
AFP