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All of those questions about who would step to the fore once Serena Williams walked away from the tennis tour — joining more recent No. 1 Ash Barty in retirement — seem to be getting answered with three names: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.
PARIS: Aryna Sabalenka said Friday that “it’s OK if she hates me” as the Belarusian star braced to face Ukraine rival Marta Kostyuk in a highly-charged French Open showdown. World number two Sabalenka knows that Kostyuk, an outspoken critic of tennis authorities over their handling of players from Russia and their Belarusian allies in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine, will refuse to shake hands after their first round match at Roland Garros. “If she hates me, OK.
The next instalment of a burgeoning three-way rivalry between world number one Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina will play out at the French Open with the world number one spot up for grabs.
Rafael Nadal might be missing, but the pool of players expected to challenge for victory at the 2023 French Open still doesn't look that big. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are the favourites on the men’s side, with former runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and Italian Open finalists Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune also in the mix. Ad Defending champion Iga Swiatek leads the women’s field ahead of world No.
Iga Swiatek’s French Open title defence will begin against Cristina Bucsa, while there could be a repeat of last year’s final against Coco Gauff in the last eight. The women’s singles draw was made on Thursday ahead of the main draw action starting on Sunday, live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and eurosport.com. Ad Swiatek, who stormed to the title last year at Roland Garros, will be up against Spanish world No.
Novak Djokovic could face world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the French Open after both players were placed in the same half of the draw on Thursday.
PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek dispensed any notion that she is primarily a claycourt specialist when she claimed her third Gland Slam title by winning last year's U.S. Open.
A sizzling start to the season and a first big claycourt triumph at the Italian Open last week has many convinced that Elena Rybakina could be poised to shed the "one slam wonder" tag at the French Open.