PORTRAIT – The Pole, triple winner in Paris, will start as the favorite.
The disc is scratched. If the men’s tournament advances without a compass, the women’s event revolves around Iga Swiatek. With three titles (2020, 2022, 2023) in five participations (eliminated in the round of 16 in 2019 by Simona Halep, stopped in the quarter-finals in 2021 by the Greek Maria Sakkari), Iga Swiatek, world number 1, returns to Roland-Garros with the weight of an attention that she feels, sees, even under the visor of her cap. The Pole registered as the first player to collect three titles in Paris since Serena Williams (2015) at the heart of an uncontrollable era (12 different winners in the last 16 editions).
When it comes time to defend her crown, Iga Swiatek (39 wins-4 losses, 4 coronations in 2024) arrives launched with titles in Rome and Madrid (after having saved three match points against Sabalenka in the final) and a semi-final in Stuttgart (stopped by Kazakh Elena Rybakina). At 22, she has just crossed the 100-week mark at the top…
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