PARIS: Iga Swiatek has been marked as the favourite to add a second French Open trophy to her cabinet, but the teenager's title defence is likely to face a formidable challenge from world number one Ash Barty.
"That's a new situation for us. In tennis, men or women, we haven't had that for a long, long time where a teenager after they won the first one is still the favourite to win the second one, even though she's only 19. So that's very exciting." "Besides Swiatek, I think that Ash Barty can win the title. I'm not sure if there's anybody else that can win the title," said Wilander, who won three of his seven Grand Slam singles trophies in Paris.
The Japanese player has won four out of the last six hard court majors and returns to Paris this year having skipped the 2020 edition, wanting to prove that she can adjust her game to achieve her goal of becoming a dominant player on all surfaces.
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