2023 French Open Women’s Singles Draw: Defending Champion Iga Swiatek Gets Tough Path and More Hope for Aryna Sabalenka as Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula Stand in Their Way

The seeds for the Roland Garros were announced before the draws were picked. They are the top 32 players in the WTA rankings, a similar format applied in last year’s French Open. The top 5 seeded players are Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, and Caroline Garcia.

Swiatek is currently under scrutiny for issues with her performance in the final stages of various tournaments. Notably, she has only won one out of the three finals she has played. However, she always brings magic to the French Open and could do so once again. Sabalenka on the other hand is on an outstanding run of form at the moment winning the Australian Open and the Madrid Open. She also reached the final stages of every tournament besides the Italian Open.

Pegula is in a similar situation as Swiatek as she has also been seen choking in the final stages of the tournaments in the ATP circuit. Meanwhile, Garcia was fortunate for carry-over points from last year. She has not been able to reach the final stages of any tournament this year.

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One player out of the top five seeds who is playing really well in all the competitions in the WTA circuit is Elena Rybakina. The Russian player played against Sabalenka in a thrilling Australian Open final. Along with that, she has won the Indian Wells Master’s and the Italian Open to set herself up nicely for the French Open.

Gauff is another promising player who has been inconsistent with her performances. She has only reached the final stages twice in the six tournaments she has played.

Meanwhile, Paula Badosa joined the list of several players who withdrew from the tournament due to injury. She announced the unfortunate news on her Twitter just before the draws were about to be announced

Draws for the WTA singles of the French Open 2023

As soon as the draws were announced, a dramatic battle was revealed. Aryna Sabalenka will face Marta Kostyuk in a showdown of Belarus vs Ukraine in round 1.

While everyone looks forward to the final stages, viewers would not want to miss another tremendous round 1 match-up as Victoria Azarenka will face off against Bianca Andreescu. The two will undoubtedly go all out from the start of the match to advance further.

Going by the rankings, the projected round of 16 will be as follows: Swiatek vs. Krejcikova, Gauff vs. Veronika Kudermetova, Ons Jabeur vs. Petra Kvitova, Elena Rybakina vs. Beatriz “Bia” Haddad Maia, Jessica Pegula vs. Liudmila Dmitriyevna Samsonova, Maria Sakkari vs. Belinda Bencic, Caroline Garcia vs. Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina, and Aryna Sabalenka vs. Karolína Pliskova.

The quarterfinals will be just as exciting. The  possible matchups could be Swiatek vs Gauff, Rybakina vs Jabeur, Pegula vs Sakkari, and Sabalenka vs Garcia which will be nothing less than an exciting bunch of competitive games.

Following a similar pattern, the semifinal rounds could be – Iga Swiatek vs Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jessica Pegula. 

But before the final stages, a fourth-round match between the previous two winners of the Roland Garros could take place. Swiatek has a great chance of facing off against Barbora Krejčíková in a dramatic showdown.

If Swiatek were to repeat her 2022 stint, she will most likely face the following players on her path to the final: Round 1, Cristina Bucsa, Round 2 Claire Liu, Round 3, Azarenka, Round 4, Krejcikova, Quarterfinal, Gauff and Semifinal, Rybakina. With such match-ups, Roland Garros is bound to draw in viewers from the start.

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