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Weeks 22 and 23 - Grand Slam - Roland Garros, France - Main Draw - Clay

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 21 - Grand Slam - Roland Garros, France - Main Draw - Clay

seagull · Hall of fame

Weeks 22 and 23 - Grand Slam - Roland Garros, France - Main Draw - Clay

seagull · Hall of fame

Badosa v Osaka and Bencic v Rybakina probably the stand out first round matches

seagull · Hall of fame

Emma would play Swiatek in Round 2

markymc1983 · Club Coach

Osaka gets some duff drawers, especially in Paris.
Keys is the seed set to face Katie in round 2 if she can come through the qualifier (could be Fran??)
Good draw for Emma and Sonay

-- Edited by markymc1983 on Thursday 22nd of May 2025 12:43:31 PM

B00thy · Strong Club Player

seagull wrote:
Emma would play Swiatek in Round 2

.. were Swiatek to get through ..

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR165 v Danielle Collins (USA) WR54

R1: Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR41 v Xinyu Wang ( CHN) WR43
They met in Linz in 2021 with Xinyu winning in three.

R1: Katie Boulter (GBR) WR38 v Carole Monnet (FRA) Q WR231

R1: Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR56 v Erika Andreeva (***) WR101
They met in Wimbledon in 2024 with Sonay winning 3 & 1.

Updated rankings and Katie's opponent added.

-- Edited by Peter too on Monday 26th of May 2025 08:42:05 PM

wales1994 · County player

Decent draws for Emma and Sonay, obviously Katie's depends on who comes through. I think Jodie will have a very short Roland Garros experience.

9vicman · Futures qualifying

Honestly that's a very good draw for Sonay against an opponent not playing well (and whom Katie Boulter beat on clay). Likewise Wang Xinyu is a good player, but has been struggling of late, and gives Raducanu the pace she likes.

RJH1962 · Strong Club Player

At least Jodie can play without pressure!!!

Peter too · Tennis legend

Sonay probably has the best chance of reaching R3, in R1 a player she beat last year and in R2 a player ranked 30.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Peter too wrote:
R1: Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR169 v Danielle Collins (USA) WR46

R1: Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR43 v Xinyu Wang ( CHN) WR42
They met in Linz in 2021 with Xinyu winning in three.

R1: Katie Boulter (GBR) WR38 v Qualifier

R1: Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR53 v Erika Andreeva (***) WR101
They met in Wimbledon in 2024 with Sonay winning 3 & 1.

-- Edited by Peter too on Thursday 22nd of May 2025 02:28:04 PM

A bit of a mix really. Obviously until we see who Katie gets it is hard to tell though I think her recent win in Paris will have helped her form and confidence and I don't see many of the qualifiers as much of a threat. However, likely to play Keys in round 2 who is pretty good on clay and I'd be surprised if Katie can beat her.

Jodie has a very tough draw. hard to see a win but the match could be a festival of errors as both are capable of spraying the ball all over the place. If Collins is on it though I don't think Jodie has much of a chance.

Emma might win but there must be concerns now regarding her back. if she is fit there is bound to be a bit of doubt in her mind, given her injury history, and that could affect her play. I'd say this match is 50/50. As I can't see Smrakova beating Swiatek I think Emma's Paris ends in round 1 or 2.

Sonay has the best draw and I think she will win that match fairly easily. In the 2nd round she could face either Bouzkova or Kalinskaya. However, there must be doubts as to whether they will both be fit to play. I'm going to bold and say Sonay bows out to Gough in round 3.

In fact there must be quite a few doubts. All the following have withdrawn from recent tournaments and have fitness/injury issues.

Badosa (chronic back woes could flare up at any time)

Vondorusava

Krejcikova

Muchova

Kalinskaya

Bouzkova

Bencic

HarryGem · Club Coach

seagull wrote:
Badosa v Osaka and Bencic v Rybakina probably the stand out first round matches

Depends on whether Badosa's back hold up and whether Bencic is fit and healthy. Not sure she isn't carrying an injury. But yes agree the stand out matches.

I'm intrigued by Tauson v Linette

Tomljanovic v Joint Australia's past v Australia's future

and Potapova v Noskova

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Mentioning Vondrousova it is only 2 years ago that she played Jabeur in the Wimbledon final and now neither is seeded. If they both win their first round matches they would meet in the 2nd round. How times change due to injuries.