Elena Rybakina vs Iga Swiatek Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA French Open

Prediction published on 30/05/2025, 16:24  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 30/05/2025 at 16:46 in Tennis Predictions

Defending champion Iga Swiatek faces a tough task even to get to this year's Roland Garros final. The last 16 sees the fifth seed face 12th-seeded Elena Rybakina. Can Swiatek reach the quarter-finals of this outdoor clay court Grand Slam? Here's our match prediction.

The winner of this match will be up against either Jasmine Paolini or Elina Svitolina in the last eight. The seeded semi-final opponent is top seed Aryna Sabalenka. The French Open title is the only one that Swiatek currently holds. The Pole is down to fifth in the live rankings.

Her form has been disappointing this year with no finals being reached but four semi-final defeats. The Pole has reached round four without dropping a set but this is her first match against a seeded opponent.

Elena Rybakina won the clay court tournament played in Strasbourg last weekend. The 25-year-old is 4-4 in previous meetings with Swiatek but has won both of their clay court matches. A win here will take the world number 11 into the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the second successive year.

To reach round four, Rybakina has only dropped one set. The last round saw her impressively beat 21st seed Jelena Ostapenko for the loss of only four games.

We go for over 19.5 games in this match.