Swiatek Finds Positives In Disappointing Rome Injury Ahead Of Roland Garros
WTASaturday, 27 May 2023 at 13:30
Updated at Tuesday, 17 June 2025 at 11:48
Iga Swiatek enters Roland Garros as the number one player in the world and the first favorite to lift the trophy.
The Polish player has proven herself for basically a year now to be the best player in the world. She posted a 70-10 record last year, which is something she will struggle to replicate this year.
For now, her record stands at 28-6, which is still really good, but it's clear that her level dropped off since then. With the rise of Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina in recent months, there is the possibility of Swiatek losing her number one rank.
It's not something she thinks about or is worried about, but it's still a possibility to happen. It makes this Roland Garros particularly interesting, especially with players like Barbora Krejcikova determined to challenge the tennis order that saw Sabalenka, Swiatek, and Rybakina dominate the season so far.
It was the Kazakhstani player who beat Swiatek a couple of times this year, including in Rome recently, though it was a retirement that awarded her a win there.
That retirement gave Swiatek a few more days to properly prepare for Roland Garros and, more importantly, analyze the clay season so far.
She's entering Roland Garros with two losses already, while her clay season last year featured only one in total. And it happened in Warsaw after the Roland Garros concluded.
"Having this time to reset and think about other stuff and just, you know, calm down for a couple of days was really helpful. And to also analyze what happened during the whole clay season. It's a nice way to kind of going to the last tournament of the clay season with all the knowledge that I gained."
The injury is a minor one, and it should not impact her too much, which is why Martina Navratilova backed Swiatek over the rest of the field.
Having a few days extra ahead of the event is certainly a positive for her as it allows her to prepare for the event more calmly. That can be trouble for the rest of the field because in Paris, Swiatek truly looks invincible.
"Yeah, well, I'm trying to take positives from that situation. So I feel like I have more time for sure than last year after Rome. I can more calmly prepare to Roland Garros."
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