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(CNN) --
Iga Swiatek has been almost unstoppable this season, and now she has a second Grand Slam title to prove it.
The Polish star won the French Open for the second time this Saturday by defeating Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3, extending her unbeaten streak to 35 matches.
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That equals Venus Williams' 21st century record for consecutive wins set in 2000 and cements Swiatek's status as the best female tennis player at the moment.
The 21-year-old, who won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros two years ago, dropped just one set en route to Saturday's final and Gauff was largely untroubled in the first Grand Slam singles final. of the American.
After breaking Gauff twice early in the first set, Swiatek took a 4-0 lead before closing out the set in just 32 minutes.
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The World No.1 first found herself under pressure in the match at the start of the second set when Gauff converted her first break point and held on to take a 2-0 lead.
It was just a ray of hope for the 18-year-old, though, as Swiatek quickly slammed the door shut by winning the next five games in a row.
Gauff was able to hang on, but so was Swiatek, taking the set, the match and another French Open title.
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