Victories for Swiatek and Alcaraz illuminate French Open as shadows persist

Just as one French Open hegemon was offered his silky soft slippers to shuffle off into his living legend room, along comes a devotee to replace him. Iga Swiatek, an avid Rafael Nadal fan-girl won her third French Open title on the trot her fourth in five years and Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first to conclude a tournament where the organiser .