Swiatek eyes place among greats with fourth French Open crown

PARIS — Iga Swiatek admits she is the favorite and 'confident' ahead of her bid to become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era.The world No. 1 could also become the first player to lift three successive women's titles in Paris since Justine Henin in 2007. Swiatek is a strong favourite after dominating on clay again this season, arriving in Paris off the back of WTA 1000 victories in Madrid and Rome.

There is different pressure on the court and off the court,' she added.'I love to come to Paris again and be there. It's a great place for me to be. I really enjoy my time there anyway. These are hard seven matches that you need to win, so I don't take anything for granted.'Swiatek is aiming to join Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Henin in lifting the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen four times in the Open era.The biggest obstacle standing in her way is Sabalenka.

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