Five top contenders for the women's title at the French Open, which starts on Sunday. IGA SWIATEK (POLAND)World number one Swiatek is the favourite to defend her crown on the Parisian clay but the odds of her success will depend on whether she has fully recovered from a thigh injury, which forced h
World number one Swiatek is the favourite to defend her crown on the Parisian clay but the odds of her success will depend on whether she has fully recovered from a thigh injury, which forced her to retire from her quarter-final match in Rome.
The continuing evolution of Sabalenka has seen her win three titles this season and she arrives in Paris with the highest winning percentage in 2023. After finishing runner-up at the Australian Open, winning the title at Indian Wells and reaching the final at the Miami Open, the Moscow-born Kazakh is now eyeing the biggest prize on the claycourts of Paris.
Gauff enters the draw in Paris having won one title this season and reaching the third round in the tune-up events in Madrid and Rome.
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