Rebecca Sramkova vs Iga Swiatek Preview & Prediction | 2025 French Open | First Round

Iga Swiatek meets Rebecca Sramkova in the first round in Paris.

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Venue: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – TNT Sports, TBS & truTV

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Rebecca Sramkova vs Iga Swiatek prediction

Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek arrives at the French Open with huge question marks over whether she can win the title for a fifth time. 

The Queen of clay has seen her throne come under serious threat this year with surprising losses in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome giving the rest of the tour hope of landing this year’s crown in Paris.  

The Pole has not won a title since triumphing at Roland-Garros 12 months ago and is leaking errors, looking anxious and giving off an air of vulnerability. 

It has seen the 23-year-old drift down the rankings and she sits as the fifth seed this time around. 

Sramkova will hope to start fast to test the five-time major winner’s nerve but has only managed five matches on the surface this year. 

The world number 41 also lost 6-0 6-2 to Swiatek at the Australian Open in their only previous meeting back in January. 

The Slovakian is unlikely to pull off a huge, huge shock but just how much she tests Swiatek may be a barometer of where the former world number one is at in terms of realistically defending her title.

Rebecca Sramkova vs Iga Swiatek tip: Iga Swiatek to win 2-0