Iga Swiatek is in pursuit of making history at Roland Garros this year, as she bids to become the first woman in the Open Era to win the title for a fourth consecutive time.
Swiatek is the defending champion in Paris and has won three in a row from 2022 to 2024.
She has lifted four of her five Grand Slam titles on Court Philippe Chatrier and will look to seal her fifth French Open championship this year.
Swiatek has struggled on clay as of late, however, with concerns posed ahead of her title defence following unsuccessful campaigns in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome.
She discussed her recent struggles at the Roland Garros draw ceremony, where Swiatek was handed a difficult path to the final.
Iga Swiatek says she knows her game is ‘there’ despite recent struggles on clay
Speaking at the ceremony, Swiatek said: “Everybody is here to win. I’m working hard to be ready and to play as good tennis as possible.”
“For sure this season had more ups and downs than the years before, but I know my game is there, I just need to figure out how to use it in the most important moments and in the best way during matches.”
“That’s it. Tennis is a sometimes complicated sport, but we should make it easier in our heads, so I’ll just start step by step.”
When asked about the advantage of experience at Roland Garros, the world number five said: “Since 2022, I’ve been playing pretty consistently and really well, so I think the pressure started there.”
“From there, I got a lot of experience. I’m 24, but I feel like I’ve lived through everything in sports, especially since last year. I’m happy to be here and happy to do my best to use that experience.”
Iga Swiatek’s underwhelming 2025 clay season heading into Roland Garros
Over the past few years, Swiatek has dominated at most tournaments during the clay swing, but hasn’t managed to get it going on her preferred surface this season.
She kicked things off at the Stuttgart Open, where she lost in the quarter-final to Jelena Ostapenko, who she could meet in the fourth round at Roland Garros.
Following the loss in the German city, she began her Madrid Open campaign, where she managed to reach the semi-final before suffering a heavy straight-sets defeat to Coco Gauff.
Swiatek then entered the Italian Open to defend her title in the Eternal City, but crashed out in the third round to Danielle Collins.
The former world number one will need to find her form of old in order to make history at this year’s French Open.
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