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French Open roundup: Teenager Iga Swiatek wins French Open title

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The story of the 14th day of action at Roland Garros.

Iga Swiatek became the latest young female star to take the tennis world by storm by winning the French Open title in scintillating fashion.

The 19-year-old from Poland defeated Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 to surge through the draw without dropping a set.

Britain's Alfie Hewett won his fourth slam wheelchair singles title, beating Joachim Gerard 6-4 4-6 6-3.

Picture of the day

Iga Swiatek crouches down to take in her achievement (Christophe Ena/AP)

Polish pride

Swiatek was front and back page news in Poland and her success prompted a flood of congratulatory messages, including from former Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska, who was a big inspiration, and football superstar Robert Lewandowski.

Learning from the best

While the world's best tennis players have been doing battle on the Parisian clay, former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, who retired at the Australian Open in January, has been climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with her husband David Lee and family.

Who's up next?

While the women's game welcomed a new superstar, the battle for the men's trophy will be a very familiar one.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet for the 56th time overall and ninth time in a slam final, with pair currently tied at 4-4.

Victory for Nadal would see him equal Roger Federer's record of 20 slam titles while Djokovic can become the first man in the Open era to lift each major trophy at least twice.

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