Queen of Clay Swiatek's Reign Under Threat at Roland Garros

Tennis-Holder Swiatek faces tough challenge to French Open dominance

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Talking points ahead of this year’s French Open

Swiatek has not won a tournament since Roland Garros last year.

Queen of clay Swiatek's reign under threat at Roland Garros

PARIS: Iga Swiatek has reigned supreme at Roland Garros since winning the Grand Slam for the first time as a teenager in 2020, but a difficult past year means she is far from the obvious choice this time for the title. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Tennis-Swiatek’s clay empire on shaky ground ahead of Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek arrives at Roland Garros this month under a cloud of uncertainty, with the Pole enduring one of the toughest stretches of her career just before the defence of her French Open title. Read full story

Iga Swiatek’s French Open legacy: A look at her four dominant titles

Iga Swiatek arrives at Roland Garros in a moment of doubt, but it could be the ideal stage to give her season a boost and win a title again. For now, the Pole has four titles at the French Open – the last three consecutively – and we review the rivals she defeated in each of the finals. She will arr...

After his splendid calendar of land beaten prior to Roland Garros, with two Masters 1000 won and an end, Carlos Alcaraz is once again the most favorite in Parisian clay.