Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini - French Open Final Tennis Prediction and Pick 6/8/24
Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini
Saturday, June 8, 2024
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Where to Watch: USA: Tennis Channel/NBC/Peacock, UK: Eurosport
Top seed Iga Swiatek will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the final of the 2024 French Open. The match is scheduled for Saturday, June 8, 2024. Here's our Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini prediction.
Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini Preview
Iga Swiatek defeated new World No. 2 Coco Gauff for the 11th time in their head-to-head. Worryingly for the American, this was their fifth meeting on clay, and she had yet to win a set. Swiatek dropped just six games in an assured performance from start to finish. She is now on an 18-match winning streak on her favorite surface, a run that includes title wins in Madrid and Rome. Can she complete the hat-trick and bag her fourth French Open crown on Saturday?
Standing in Swiatek's way is first-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini, who is the first Italian woman to headline the French Open final in 12 years. She will also attempt to become the first woman from her country to win the clay-court Grand Slam since Francesca Schiavone's triumph in 2010. But it is a tall order for the diminutive World No. 15, even though she will take comfort from the fact that she's beaten Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinal. The Kazakhstani is the only player to defeat Swiatek on clay this season.
Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini Head-To-Head
• Iga Swiatek leads Jasmine Paolini 1-0 in their head-to-head on the WTA Tour.
• Their lone meeting before this was also at Grand Slam level. The Pole won 6-3, 6-0 at the 2022 US Open.
Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini Prediction
This almost feels like a mission impossible for Jasmine Paolini. It's her first Grand Slam final, and we know how overwhelming such an occasion can be for a debutant. Swiatek is the most dominant clay-court player of her generation and is tipped to break the all-time women's record of seven titles by Chris Evert in the near future.
Paolini is a late bloomer and is enjoying a career-best season. She can compete. There is no doubt that she possesses an explosive forehand and moves so well on this surface, but Swiatek is in a league of her own and should seal her fourth French Open title.