Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lead clay power rankings but will Carlos Alcaraz win more titles?

It’s time to get dirty. After the hard courts of Australia, Indian Wells and Miami, the ATP and WTA tours now switch to clay for the next six weeks, building up to the French Open on May 22.

Ad/> There are combined ATP/WTA 1000 events in Madrid and Rome as well as the ATP 1000 Monte-Carlo Masters on April 10, where Novak Djokovic is set to play just his second tournament of the year. Roland-Garros'Not your problem' — Evert urges 'vulnerable' Osaka to have 'thick skin'2 HOURS AGO But who is best placed to dominate on the clay this year? WTA clay power rankings Iga Swiatek It was on the clay in Paris in the autumn of 2020 that Swiatek made her big breakthrough.

Less than two years later she is undisputedly the best player in the world after a stunning start to the season that has seen scoop three successive WTA 1000 titles and reel off 17 straight wins. And those were on hard courts, so how much more might she win on her favourite surface? Swiatek only played three clay events last season, with the standout result her run to the Italian Open title, capped off by a remarkable 6-0 6-0 thrashing of Karolina Pliskova in the final.

She also lost to Ashleigh Barty at the Madrid Open and saw her French Open defence ended in the quarter-finals by Maria Sakkari. Is Swiatek v Osaka the next big rivalry in tennis? Evert: Alcaraz can win double-digit Slams Wimbledon 'ready to ban' Medvedev Swiatek has pulled out of this week's Charleston Open but looks set to return to action at the Stuttgart Open on April 18, after playing for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup.