- Four-time French Open winner gets over shock semi loss
- Carlos Alcaraz guarantees a medal by cruising into final
A day after enduring one of the most difficult losses of her career, a straight sets defeat by Zheng Qinwen on the clay courts she has dominated for three years, Iga Swiatek had to navigate a completely unfamiliar situation. In most tennis tournaments, a loss marks the end of the road, but here at Roland Garros an Olympic medal was still on the line. Swiatek, the winner of four French Open titles, had to shake off her sorrows and ensure that she took the opportunity before her.
The world No 1 handled the tricky circumstances exceptionally well, recovering to dismantle Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-1 and win her first Olympic medal, a bronze.