By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_now | Wednesday, 28 May 2025
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Andy Roddick It is not a doctor, but the former number 1 can detect the disorder.
When it comes to reign Roland Garros Champion IgA swiatek, Roddick says the tennis world is suffering from collective amnesia.
Talking to talk In Betway Sports for Roland Garros Preview, Roddick says those who write Swiatek are forgetting that she has won four French championships open in the last five years, owns a range of 23 games in the tournament and is motivated by following the story and a fourth open record Roland Garros Crown.
Famier Roddick’s hall said if it was Swiatek, he would be so upset by marginalizing her chances, he would say: You steal to the skeptics.
“If IgA gets in the neighborhood or half, it will have a chip on the shoulder,” Roddick told Betway. “People are forgetting it really quickly.
“If I had won four of the last five openings of the French, I would feel like,” you screw guys. “
Although Swiatek has not reached a final since Jasmine Paolini’s shot in the 2024 final Roland Garros, she has only submitted nine games in two Tournamenenet wins. Swiatte chopped the former US Open champion Ema Raducanu 6-1, 6-2 in the second round today.
If the seeds are true to form, Swiatek will face a fierce test in the 16th round against Wimbledon Elena Rybakina’s winner or Paul’s personal nemesis, the champion of Roland Garros 2017 Jelena Ostapenko, who possesses a starting 6-0 life record vs Swiattek.
However, Roddick believes that swiattek will grow sharper and safer as it progresses to Paris.
“I think people are completely underestimating IgA Swiatek,” Roddick said. “She is being judged against her shadow now, which is extraordinary, but she still did half in Madrid and Australia. It’s not as if she hadn’t played any good tennis.
“I actually surprisingly think a tough draw will attract it. She has never lost a Grand Slam final – when she reaches the end of Grand Slams’s tail, she is very good at closing.
“I still think that sabalenka is probably my favorite that goes on every tour she enters now, but I wouldn’t see IgA.”
While Roddick appreciates world no. 1 Sabalenka As a clear favorite to win a girl title Roland Garros, if she cheats he believes the woman who overthrew Sabalenka from Paris last year, Indian Wells Champion Mirria Andvacould make a title run.
“Mirra Andreeva can also go all the way, no doubt, and she beat Sabalenka in French Open last year,” Roddick said. “For me is when, not if, with Andreeva. She will earn a collision very quickly in the next 18 months. Will she be in clay in this?
“It is difficult because it is so compatible, and it is 0-4 or 0-5 against Coco Gauff-who could meet in Semis-and I sometimes trust matches.
“But if you would like to look smart and just say that Andreeva will win by going to each of the four, five or six next clashes, then you will be smart one of those times.”
