French Open: Chris Evert tips Iga Swiatek for third Roland-Garros title ahead of Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff

American tennis legend Chris Evert is predicting Iga Swiatek to win the French Open this year. Swiatek has a strong record on clay, boasting a 27-2 win-loss record on the surface since 2022. The 21-year-old lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open final last weekend , her first defeat on the surface since losing to Caroline Garcia in the 2022 Poland Open quarter-finals last July.

Ad Nevertheless Evert believes the world No. 1, who has picked up titles in Doha and Stuttgart this year, will triumph in Paris. Roland-GarrosPegula counsels Raducanu ahead of rehab battle — 'Embrace the suckiness'4 HOURS AGO «I think Iga Swiatek,» Evert told members of the media ahead of the French Open, which will be live on Eurosport and discovery+.

«Just with watching her the last few weeks, I liked the way she's pacing herself. She didn't play Miami, she didn't play the Billie Jean King Cup. She's being smart about her training, and pacing herself and her rest.

She just she looks primed. »Also, clay is her best surface and is the first one she won. I think she's only lost two matches on clay since last year, if I'm not mistaken.

«You have to have a great defence and a great offence and she has both — she just takes the ball out of your hand. She dictates every point because she moves in and hits the ball early. »She runs down everything, she knows the right shot to hit, depending on her positioning in the court.