Emma Raducanu on Early Collision Course with Iga Swiatek
Locker Room
May 23, 2025
Emma Raducanu must suspect that her chances of going deep at the French Open just became extremely limited.
The former US Open champion is due to face Iga Swiatek in the second round at Roland Garros – if both players win their respective openers.
And as we all know, Iga has won the French Open no fewer than four times – including the last three.
Emma Raducanu will have more chance of going deep at Wimbledon 2025. She always looks strong on the All England Club grass.
Swiatek hasn’t exactly been in the best of form this year. Even so, she won’t be planning to leave her beloved Roland Garros after just a couple of days.
Raducanu will need to discover some pretty special form in her opener against Wang Xinyu on Sunday. Otherwise she will at least be super-fresh when Wimbledon 2025 comes around.
Fifth seed Iga starts out against Rebecca Sramkova – and we could see Swiatek in typically ruthless form early on.
Meanwhile Londoner Jack Draper opens up his Roland Garros campaign against Italy’s Mattia Bellucci.
Jack has had an incredible year so far – and his fifth-seed billing in Paris is fully justified.
Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper will be a big part of the Wimbledon 2025 magic in a few weeks – whatever happens at Roland Garros.
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Carlos Alcaraz will seek to defend his crown for a second year running. But Jannik Sinner should be well into his stride by then – and he is sure to relish the challenge in England.
This could be the last Wimbledon for the great Novak Djokovic. How close can he come to winning another major?
At the French, an American called Mackenzie McDonald faces Djokovic first time out. Novak certainly won’t be rung-rusty after his ecploits in Geneva.
No one wants to miss Djokovic, the greatest in the history of our sport, doing battle one last time at Wimbledon 2025.
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