Can Swiatek Defend Her Crown? Roland Garros Preview Guide - Tennis Connected

Now codified worldwide and followed by millions of spectators, tennis is one of the world's most popular and lucrative sports. Its major tournaments, such as Wimbledon and Roland-Garros, mobilize sponsors, international audiences and high-level athletic performances. Yet, behind the milled exchanges and composite rackets, this sport finds its origins in the cloisters of French monks in the Middle Ages. The historical path of tennis, from court t…

Can Swiatek Defend Her Crown? Roland Garros Preview Guide - Tennis Connected

Can Swiatek Defend Her Crown? Roland Garros Preview Guide No active WTA player has made Paris her domain quite like Iga Swiatek. With four Roland Garros titles under her belt and a powerful, clay-dominant game, she enters the 2025 French Open as the reigning queen of the red dirt. Still just 23, her rise to dominance has been swift, decisive, and often one-sided on this surface. Yet as the tournament approaches, the question grows louder—can Swi…