PARIS (AFP) – Iga Swiatek admitted she is the favourite and “confident” ahead of her bid to become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era.
The world number one could also become the first player to lift three successive women’s titles in Paris since Justine Henin in 2007.
Swiatek is a strong favourite after dominating on clay again this season, arriving in Paris off the back of WTA 1000 victories in Madrid and Rome.
The only female player in history to complete a Madrid-Rome-Roland Garros treble in the same season is Serena Williams.
But Swiatek is not daunted by what she could achieve.
“I’m number one so I’m the favourite everywhere if you look at rankings,” she told reporters after swatting aside Aryna Sabalenka in the Rome Open final. “But rankings don’t play, so… I’ll do everything step by step and we’ll see.”
