Roland Garros Draw - Swiatek’s worst nightmare?
Summary
Catherine, David, and Matt analyze the Roland Garros 2025 draws from Paris. They break down the women's singles draw, focusing on Iga Swiatek's challenging section featuring a potential clash with Jelena Ostapenko, Aryna Sabalenka's path, and Coco Gauff's favorable outlook. The men's draw analysis covers Carlos Alcaraz's section, potential hurdles for Jannik Sinner, Casper Ruud, Lorenzo Musetti, and Novak Djokovic, and Alexander Zverev's recent struggles. The episode also includes updates from other tournaments and an announcement about a new journalism award.Episode description
For our first show from Paris in 2025, Catherine, David and Matt are at Roland Garros to discuss the French Open draws.
Part one - Women’s draw. The big headline from the draw was that Jelena Ostapenko has landed in Iga Swiatek’s section. Will that match happen? And just how tricky is Swiatek’s possible route here? There’s also chat about how top heavy the draw is generally, how Aryna Sabalenka’s draw could develop into a hard one, and why it looks like a dream draw for Coco Gauff.
Part two - Men’s draw (from 20m11s). We react to Carlos Alcaraz coming to the draw ceremony and studying the draw, ponder whether things could get difficult for Jannik Sinner, and consider how things might go for Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud and Lorenzo Musetti.
Part three - Results so far this week and the Mike Dickson Award (from 51m40s).
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