Roland-Garros: All you need to know about the women’s draw as Swiatek and Sabalenka in same half
The draw for the women’s singles event at Roland-Garros was released in Paris on Thursday
Iga Swiatek, Roland-Garros, 2024 © Chryslène Caillaud / Psnewz
The draw for the women’s singles event at Roland-Garros 2025 was unveiled on Thursday in the presence of French footballer Ousmane Dembélé.
Three-time defending champion, Iga Swiatek, was on hand to speak at the event after the women’s draw was released. The Pole could face 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu in what would be a tantalising second-round encounter. With a lower seeding of fifth this year, Swiatek is projected to face recent Italian Open champion Jasmine Paolini in the quarter-finals, while the draw has pitted her and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the same half.
THE WOMEN’S DRAW
- Elena Rybakina – Belinda Bencic
- Paula Badosa – Naomi Osaka
- Leylah Fernandez – Olga Danilovic
The matches we want to see in the first week
- Iga Swiatek – Emma Raducanu (second round)
- Aryna Sabalenka – Leylah Fernandez (third round)
- Sofia Kenin – Victoria Azarenka (second round)
- Marta Kostyuk – Iga Swiatek (third round)
The Projected Quarter-Finals
- Aryna Sabalenka – Qinwen Zheng
- Jasmine Paolini – Iga Swiatek
- Jessica Pegula – Mirra Andreeva
- Coco Gauff – Madison Keys
Iga Swiatek’s Projected Path to the Title
- First round: Rebecca Sramkova
- Second round: Emma Raducanu or Wang Xinyu
- Third round: Marta Kostyuk or Kimberly Birrell
- Round of 16: Elena Rybakina or Jelena Ostapenko
- Quarter-final: Jasmine Paolini
- Semi-final: Aryna Sabalenka
- Final: Coco Gauff
Aryna Sabalenka’s Projected Path
- First round: Kamilla Rakhimova
- Second round: Jil Teichmann or qualified
- Third round: Leylah Fernandez or Danielle Collins
- Round of 16: Amanda Anisimova or Clara Tauson
- Quarter-finals: Qinwen Zheng or Diana Shnaider
- Semifinal: Iga Swiatek or Jasmine Paolini
- Final: Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula or Mirra Andreeva
