Three Titans, One Grand Slam: Analyzing the 2025 French Open Draws for Gauff, Swiatek, and Sabalenka

Tennis stars Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff are among the favourites to win the French Open 2025 titles slated to take place from May 25 in Paris. Notably, Swiatek is the defending champion who won the title at the French Open 2024 after defeating Jasmine Paolini in the summit clash.

All these three WTA stars have been awarded a draw, varying in difficulty in the pathways of the Roland Garros. With Aryna and Iga being the first and fifth seeds, respectively, here, they are in the top half of the draws, while Gauff is placed in the lower half as a second-seeded player this time in the French Open 2025. In this listicle, we will see whose pathway is easy and who is going to face the most difficulties in the tournament to make it to the final showdown.

Coco Gauff—Easy Path

Gauff had a stellar run on the clay court swing. The American stalwart has made it to the finals of the Mutua Madrid Open and Italian Open before losing against Sabalenka and Paolini, respectively. However, this stellar performance has allowed her to reach new rankings of world number two. This new ranking has made her path easy. She has to face Aryna Sabalenka in the finals only; that means she has the opportunity to beat her opponents until the final game.

Aryna Sabalenka—Mediocre Path

Sabalenka is set to face two qualifiers in the first two matches, but she will be facing tough players in the later rounds. Players with the likes of Iga Swiatek, Jasmine Paolini, Qinwen Zheng, Elina Svitolina, and Peyton Stearns are in the second quarter of the top half. If she continues her form and defeats them, she will be facing Gauff in the final showdown.

Iga Swiatek—Toughest Path

Tennis star Iga Swiatek is having a daunting pathway, unlike Sabalenka or Gauff, due to her flop show in the WTA tours. She needs to face players like Emma Raducanu, Marta Kostyuk, and Jelena Ostapenko in her opening rounds. However, she will be facing Jasmine Paolini, Elina Svitolina, Aryna Sabalenka, or Qinwen Zheng in the later rounds. If she manages to beat them, she might face Gauff in the summit clash. The Polish star has to face top WTA stars in her pathway before the French Open 2025 final.

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