Roland-Garros: Swiatek v Gauff, Sabalenka v Rybakina: All you need to know about the women’s draw
The draw for the women’s singles event at Roland-Garros was released in Paris on Thursday
Iga Swiatek, Roland-Garros 2023
Image Credit: JB Autissier / Panoramic
The draw for the women’s singles event at Roland-Garros unveiled on Thursday in the presence of the three-time Olympic champion, France’s Marie-Jose Perec.
Last year’s winner, Iga Swiatek, who was on hand to speak after the women’s draw was released, could face former world No 1 Naomi Osaka in a mouth-watering second round clash. The Pole also has Barbora Krejcikova in the round of 16 and Marketa Vondrousova or Danielle Collins in the quarter-finals!! The draw has pitted her and US Open champion Coco Gauff in the same half while two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and world No 4 Elena Rybakina are placed in the bottom half.
The Women’s Draw
The First Round Match-Ups you don’t want to miss
- Qinwen Zheng – Alize Cornet
- Sloane Stephens – Yulia Putintseva
- Elina Svitolina – Karolina Pliskova
- Katie Boulter – Paula Badosa
The matches we want to see in the first week
- Iga Swiatek – Naomi Osaka (second round)
- Caroline Garcia – Sofia Kenin (second round)
- Elena Rybakina – Angelique Kerber (second round)
- Aryna Sabalenka – Paula Badosa (third round)
The projected Quarter-Finals
- Iga Swiatek (1) – Marketa Vondrousova (5)
- Coco Gauff (3) – Ons Jabeur (8)
- Qinwen Zheng (7) – Elena Rybakina (4)
- Maria Sakkari (6) – Aryna Sabalenka (2)
Iga Swiatek’s projected path to the title
- First round: Qualifier
- Second round: Naomi Osaka or Lucia Bronzetti
- Third round: Veronika Kudermetova or Maria Bouzkova
- Round of 16: Barbora Krejcikova or Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Quarter-final: Danielle Collins or Marketa Vondrousova
- Semi-final: Coco Gauff or Ons Jabeur
- Final: Aryna Sabalenka or Elena Rybakina
Aryna Sabalenka’s projected path to the title
- First round: Erika Andreeva
- Second Round: Qualifier / Lucky Loser
- Third round: Katie Boulter or Sloane Stephens
- Round of 16: Madison Keys or Emma Navarro
- Quarter-finals: Maria Sakkari or Victoria Azarenka
- Semi-final: Elena Rybakina or Qinwen Zheng
- Final: Iga Swiatek or Coco Gauff
