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Key events
Swiatek’s eyes
At just 23, Svetek has played in four Grand Slam finals – and won them all. She triumphed at the US Open in 2022 and at Roland-Garros in 2020, 2022 and 2023. And won 20 straight matches on clay in Paris.
Lindsay Davenport was quite candid Tennis Channel: “Iga Swiatek is as big a favorite as it is possible to be in a Grand Slam final.
Naomi Osaka tested her properly in the third round, losing 7-6, 1-6, 7-5, something that gave Paolini a glimmer of hope. Here is Tuamaini Carayol’s report on this game:
Preamble
Good day! Welcome to our coverage of the women’s singles final between Iga Svetek and Jasmine Paolini in Paris. The No.1 seed’s arrival in the final comes as no surprise – the clay queen has been in sublime form since coming back from a match point against Naomi Osaka in the third round, and is now on course to become only the third woman to win three consecutive French Open titles era – after Justine Henin. and Monica Seles
Paolini’s position on the other side of the net is rather eye-opening as he has never been past the second round in Paris before. At 28, she is finally finding her wings. Can she turn the odds and beat Swiatek? We’ll find out soon.
The game starts at 14:00 BST.
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