There is a clear favorite in this poster. At 23 years old and after having won in 2020, 2022 and 2023, Iga Swiatek is a bit at home on the Philippe-Chatrier court. Faced with the Italian, five years her senior, who has only made the round of 16 in a Grand Slam so far, the Pole could have the advantage in many polls. This year, she notably won the fastest match of her career (6-0, 6-0) against Anastasia Potapova in just forty minutes. In the semi-final, she didn’t even leave the suspense hanging during her confrontation with Coco Gauff, seeded number 3. On her favorite surface, the Pole seemed unplayable.
However, in the second round, the Parisian public was able to witness one of the most competitive matches of the tournament. The Japanese Naomi Osaka made the world number 1 doubtful until the end before losing (7-6, 1-6, 7-5). It is therefore possible to bring adversity against Swiatek on clay.
This will be Jasmine Paolini’s challenge. Novice in the last four at a Major, the Italian seduced at this Roland-Garros by playing her tennis without complexes. Smiling, Paolini struggled to achieve her performance after her victory in the semi-final against the young Russian Mirra Andreeva (6-3, 6-1). She who beat Elena Rybakina, seeded number 4, in the quarter-final (6-2, 4-6, 6-4) hopes to repeat the feat in the final against the world number 1.
The Roland-Garros women’s final will begin on Saturday at 3 p.m. The meeting will be broadcast on France 2 and on Amazon Prime.
