Roland Garros 2024: Popcorn matches from the ladies’s songs draw
The Roland Garros draw has actually been carried out, and the ladies’s songs area has actually generated some appealing preliminary competitions.
And we, at Tennishead, have actually shortlisted 5 of those standout matches:
Elina Svitolina (15) vs Karolina Pliskova
The suit with probably the highest-profile names in attributes four-time Roland Garros quarter-finalist Elina Svitolina and previous globe No.1 Karolina Pliskova.
Pliskova has actually made her go back to the WTA Tour today in Strasbourg, after taking out from both the Madrid Open and Italian Open because of injury, shedding in the preliminary to Clara Burel.
Svitolina has actually been extra energetic in current months, yet has actually been not able to discover the create that allowed her to get to the last-eight in Paris in 2023, additionally losing to Burel in Strasbourg today.
This will certainly be the 10th conference in between the 2 tour-veterans, with Pliskova leading the neck and neck 5-4 heading right into the Paris significant.
Katie Boulter (26) vs Paula Badosa
British No.1 Katie Boulter might be seeded for Roland Garros this year, yet it is really her launching major draw look at the competition.
And she will certainly not have a simple begin to procedures in Paris, after attracting versus previous No.2 and 2021 Roland Garros quarter-finalist Paula Badosa.
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— LTA (@the_LTA) May 23, 2024
Boulter is still without a major trip WTA success on clay after enduring preliminary beats in Madrid and Rome, yet did get some vital triumphes at a Challenger competition in the French funding recently.
Badosa has actually been extremely open concerning current injury has a hard time stopping her from reaching previous elevations, yet the Spaniard did get to the last-16 at the Italian Open recently.
This will certainly be a novice conference in between the 2, in an unusual scenario where the unseeded gamer is probably the favorite.
Qinwen Zheng (7) vs Alize Cornet (WC)
Alize Cornet is making a document 69th successive look in a Grand Slam draw at Roland Garros this year, yet it will certainly additionally be the Frenchwoman’s last after introducing that she will certainly retire at her home significant.
2005 ⏩ 2024
20 Roland Garros plus tard …
Merci @FFTennis de me permettre de choisir ma sortie grâce à cette wild card. Je ne pourrais rêver mieux????
Et à cette gamine de 15 ans: tu t’ en es pas trop mal sortie, tiny????
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— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) May 16, 2024
And the 34-year-old has definitely obtained her job suitable her, after attracting versus 7th seed and Australian Open finalist Qinwen Zheng.
Zheng attained her ideal outcome at Roland Garros 2 years earlier when getting to the 4th round, prior to pressing ultimate champ Iga Swiatek to 3 collections.
It remained in that run where Zheng played Cornet for the very first time, where she led 6-0 3-0 prior to her challenger retired.
They had a succeeding conference in 2015 on the clay of Rome, with Zheng once more appearing the victor, so Cornet will certainly be really hoping that the French group support her for one last hurrah.
Sloane Stephens vs Yulia Putintseva
Sloane Stephens has actually been an extremely unforeseeable gamer over the years, yet not at Roland Garros where she has actually gotten to the 2nd week on 9 out of her 12 previous sees.
The American’s ideal outcome returned in 2018, where she made it all the method to the last prior to shedding to Simona Halep.
Stephens has actually had success in the 2024 clay court period currently, winning her 8th WTA title in Rouen, yet is presently on a 4 suit losing touch that includes her following challenger Yulia Putintseva.
Putintseva’s ideal lead to this year’s clay court period came with the Madrid Open, where she had 2 suit factors versus Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals.
This will certainly be the 2nd successive year where the set have actually gone head-to-head at Roland Garros, with Stephens prevailing in 2023.
Naomi Osaka vs Lucia Bronzetti
A great deal of eyes will certainly get on Naomi Osaka at Roland Garros this year, with the four-time Grand Slam champ still yet to go beyond the 3rd round in Paris.
The Japanese celebrity did make a development in her clay court profession at the Italian Open, after accumulating her very first 2 leading 20 victories on the surface area versus Marta Kostyuk and Daria Kasatkina.
Osaka will certainly have a difficult opening experience in her go back to Roland Garros this year, as she tackles Italian Lucia Bronzetti.
Although Bronzetti has actually never ever won a suit at Roland Garros herself, the globe No.48 does have a title on clay that can be found in Rabat in 2015.
The incentive for the victor of this suit, three-time Roland Garros champ and globe No.1 Iga Swiatek.
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