How can 'Rafael Nadal-like' Iga Swiatek be stopped at French Open? And will Ons Jabeur or Paula Badosa do it?

Who can stop Iga Swiatek? It’s the problem the rest of the WTA Tour have been trying to solve for the last few months. Swiatek has won her last 28 matches in a row, scooping up five titles, and heads to the French Open as the overwhelming favourite. Such is her dominance that former world No.

1 Andy Roddick says it reminds him of Rafael Nadal’s prime years on clay. Ad/> “She feels like Rafa felt during a lot of the years of his successes,” Roddick told the Tennis Channel. Roland-Garros'Favourite' Swiatek still beatable over three sets at French Open — WilanderYESTERDAY AT 09:32 “These are great players that she is making looking ordinary with what she is able to do.

“She has confidence. It’s little things like making every first serve return, getting the patterns you want consistently, you know you can open up the shoulders up on the forehand side and you can pin people into the backhand corner on the backhand side. «It’s not even a matter of if you are going to play well, you know you are going to play well and you are going to make someone have to play extraordinary to even have a shot against you.

I had that for maybe two months in my career, she has it in spades right now. She is in total control of all aspects of her game.” How to watch and stream French Open draw Raducanu: People think I'm crazy but I trust my decisions Swiatek made her breakthrough at the 2020 French Open, powering to her maiden Grand Slam title without dropping a set. Although she didn’t defend her title last year – losing to Maria Sakkari in the quarter-finals — Roddick thinks she is in an excellent position this time around.