Iga Swiatek vs Emma Raducanu Prediction 5/28/25 French Open Tennis Picks

Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu meet in the second round of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28. Here’s our Iga Swiatek vs Emma Raducanu prediction. This preview will also include an Iga Swiatek vs Emma Raducanu pick.

Iga Swiatek Preview

Iga Swiatek is the fifth seed at the French Open and began her title defense with a comfortable straight sets win against World No. 42 Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia. Swiatek spent an hour and 26 minutes to register a 6-3, 6-3 win. The first set stayed on serve until the seventh game when Swiatek broke serve. And she was all over Sramkova’s serve in the ninth game, breaking her for a second time to wrap up the set.

The second set couldn’t have started better for Sramkova who broke the Pole and would consolidate until the sixth game when Swiatek broke back. Swiatek then broke Sramkova to lead 5-3 and serve for the match successfully. Swiatek compiled 25 winners and 17 unforced errors. She hit one ace and three double faults. Swiatek landed 67% of first serves and won 70% of first serve points (26/37). She won 56% of second serve points (10/18) and only faced one breakpoint. Swiatek picked up her seventh win in 10 matches on clay this season. She is chasing her fourth straight title in Paris and will meet former US Open champion Emma Raducanu in an anticipated second round clash.

Emma Raducanu Preview

Emma Raducanu is ranked 41st in the WTA rankings, falling just short of a seeding spot. Raducanu is playing in the French Open main draw for only the second time. Last year, she skipped the event. And her only appearance before this week was in 2022 when she reached the second round and lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Raducanu registered her second career win at Roland Garros after knocking out Xinyu Wang in three sets. The match lasted for nearly three hours. Raducanu won an hour-long first set 7-5 although she needed two attempts to serve for the set. In the second set, she went down a double break and quickly mounted a back to draw get the set back on serve, before Wang broke at the end and leveled the match 4-6. But Raducanu, who battled illness during the match, upped the ante in the decider which she won 6-3 breaking Wang three times.

Iga Swiatek vs Emma Raducanu Head-To-Head

Swiatek and Raducanu have met four times. Swiatek leads the head-to-head 4-0 and beat Raducanu in two previous clay meetings.

Iga Swiatek vs Emma Raducanu Prediction

On paper, this is a high-profile second round match between Grand Slam champions. But on the court, it is a complete mismatch in playing ability. Swiatek is a colossal favorite with the oddsmakers and is widely tipped to make light work of former US Open champion Raducanu here and I agree. She’s the three-time defending champion. On this surface, she is almost unbreakable because of her excellent shot selection and high tennis IQ. Raducanu also lacks the physicality to hang in extended rallies against the Pole and she’s reportedly battling an undisclosed illness. The gap in consistency is too big here and I don’t see Swiatek showing any lenience.

Nur Said's Pick: Iga Swiatek in straight sets