Tomorrow Iga Swiatek will look for her 4th title at the Roland Garros and the 5th in a Major. The WTA No.1, ruler of the 2024 clay-swing, will face the Italian outsider Jasmine Paolini. Let’s be clear: Jasmine has already performed a miracle in reaching this final (deservedly), earning it point by point, ball by ball. But theoretically (except for unfavorable astral conjunctions), there should be no match. There is too much difference between the two: power, athleticism, experience, talent.
Swiatek could feast on the Italian tennis player. Paolini, also in the final in the women’s doubles, will have to try to insinuate herself into her opponent’s mind in order to undermine her certainties. Footwork and mental resistance; these are the weapons with which she will have to try to put the unstoppable Pole in difficulty. It seems like a mission impossible, especially given Swiatek’s psycho-physical state, which borders on perfection.
Numbers in hand, considering the 23 years he turned last May 31st, many insiders are making risky comparisons between Iga Swiatek’s Roland Garros career and that of Rafael Nadal at the Parisian Major.
“We’ll see in 14 years if my career will be similar to his. Entering into this…
