Coco Gauff, who was looking ahead to the French Open final against Iga Swigek, concluded that she is the favourite going into the match.
Daria Abramowicz (Swiatek’s sports psychologist) saw how the bracket was evolving and talked about her client as “a clear favorite” for the Trophy at Court Philippe Chatrier on Saturday.
It makes sense. Swiatek is ranked number. 1. Swiatek is ranked No.1, with a 34-match winning streak, and a past champion at this place. Gauff, who is only 18, is the youngest major finalist since 2004. She is ranked 23rd and has a 14-10 record from 2022 to last week. She also never made it past the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament.
Roland Garros is another example of the Surprise Slam. Its fickle red clay and springtime weather make it a surprise winner. This Slam has a long history in smiling upon people who are unheralded, unheralded, or low-seeded but have gone on to become surprising success stories.
Francesca Schiavone said that clay was a surface that offers a greater chance for everyone. She was 17th in the 2010 French Open and became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title at age 29. “Every match’s 50-50.”
Let’s not forget Rafael Nadal, who holds the 111-3 career record, 13 championships on “terre battue” rust-colored courts and heads to another final Sunday, after Alexander Zverev fell and was injured. This is an absolute aberration, and the French Open seems to be unpredictable across the board.
If you look at the titlists of tennis since 1968, there are more people who have won a major championship at the French Open than any other U.S. Open (13 men, 15 women), Australian Open (24 men, 13 women) or Wimbledon (18 (nine men, nine women).
Gauff could be the seventh woman to win Paris in a row without having previously won one of the four most prestigious events in the sport, which is Garbine Muguruza (2016) and Jelena Ostapenko 2017 respectively.
Halep stated, “The tournament’s smaller, more cozy,” and “so I feel that most of the players feel that Grand Slams are more within reach.”
Also, Swiatek would become the third woman to win the French Open in quarter-century as the top seed. She will join Justine Henin in 2007 and Halep in 2015. Serena Williams is the 23-time Grand Slam champion in 2013 and 2015.
Another thing is that among those who have only one Grand Slam title there were 21 more — 11 women and 10 men — to achieve this status at Roland Garros than at any other major. It has happened 12 times at U.S. Open (6 women, 6 men), 11 at Australian Open (5 women, 6 men), 8 at Wimbledon (4 women, 4 men).
