The French Open gets underway on Sunday \u2013 but who will lift the women\u2019s singles title at the end of a thrilling fortnight in Paris?<\/p>\n
Here, we make our Roland Garros predictions.<\/p>\n
Projected Q\/F<\/strong>: (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs (8) Zheng Qinwen<\/p>\n Sabalenka<\/a> has been a cut above the rest in 2025 and has proven her Slam credentials on hard courts \u2013 so can she now win a Slam on the natural surfaces?<\/p>\n The Belarusian is the top seed at Roland Garros for the first time and has been handed a kind draw early on, with no obvious dangers in the opening few rounds.<\/p>\n Sixteenth seed Amanda Anisimova or 22nd seed Clara Tauson are threats in the round of 16, though she hasn\u2019t failed to make the last eight of a Grand Slam she\u2019s played since this tournament three years ago.<\/p>\n Perhaps the most significant test would be a projected quarter-final against Qinwen, the eighth seed beating Sabalenka for the first time in Rome last week.<\/p>\n The Chinese was the Olympic champion in Paris last summer, and her form has improved after a rocky start to the year \u2013 though 2021 runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is not an easy opener.<\/p>\n With 11th seed Diana Shnaider also in the section, the eighth seed will not find things easy.<\/p>\n Prediction<\/strong>: Sabalenka def Qinwen<\/p>\n Projected Q\/F<\/strong>: (4) Jasmine Paolini vs (5) Iga Swiatek<\/p>\n A rematch of last year\u2019s final could take place as early as the quarter-final in 2025, though the dynamics between Paolini and Swiatek have changed significantly.<\/p>\n A surprise finalist twelve months ago, Paolini has cemented her place in the top 10 and enters this year full of confidence after Rome, while Swiatek has not won a title since her fourth Roland Garros win in 2024.<\/p>\n The Pole has slipped down to world No 5 in the rankings and faces an array of issues in her game, and does not have an easy draw in Paris.<\/p>\n Swiatek should beat Rebecca Sramkova in round one and potentially Emma Raducanu in round two, though could then face 26th seed Marta Kostyuk in round three, and then 12th seed Elena Rybakina or 21st seed Jelena Ostapenko \u2013 her ultimate nemesis \u2013\u00a0 in round four.<\/p>\n Any one of those three could prove a test for Swiatek in a challenging season, but it still feels hard to go against her in Paris.<\/p>\n The question is whether she can potentially see off Paolini, who has surely silenced \u2018one-season wonder\u2019 talk in recent weeks.<\/p>\n The fourth seed herself does not have an easy draw to make the last eight, particularly with 13th seed Elina Svitolina a likely round-four test.<\/p>\n Prediction<\/strong>: Swiatek def Paolini<\/p>\n Projected Q\/F<\/strong>: (6) Mirra Andreeva vs (3) Jessica Pegula<\/p>\n Twelve months on from her stunning Grand Slam debut, is Andreeva ready to make back-to-back semi-finals at Roland Garros?<\/p>\n The 18-year-old has been one of the biggest stories of 2025 following her Dubai and Indian Wells triumphs, and her clay season was solid enough to suggest she is a threat.<\/p>\n Andreeva has a hugely advantageous draw on paper with 10th seed Paula Badosa, struggling with injury and up against Naomi Osaka in round one, the highest-ranked opponent in her mini-section.<\/p>\n The toughest part of this quarter faces third seed Pegula, who\u2019s clay momentum has dropped off after her triumph in Charleston early in the spring.<\/p>\n Pegula could face any one of 25th seed Magdalena Frech, Marketa Vondrousova, or Ons Jabeur in round three, and then a tough fourth-round match as well.<\/p>\n Fourteenth seed and 2023 runner-up Karolina Muchova is projected to reach the fourth round and meet the American, though Maria Sakkari and 24th seed Elise Mertens also lurk.<\/p>\n Prediction<\/strong>: Andreeva def Muchova<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek reveals mindset and tactical shifts she has made\u00a0for French Open title defence<\/a><\/p>\n French Open: Alex Eala to face former foe as she gears up for Grand Slam debut<\/a><\/p>\n Projected Q\/F<\/strong>: (7) Madison Keys vs (2) Coco Gauff<\/p>\n An American-heavy section could deliver an all-US quarter-final between Australian Open champion Keys and Gauff<\/a>, who comes into Roland Garros after Madrid and Rome runner-up finishes.<\/p>\n The momentum of seventh seed Keys has slightly cooled since her triumph Down Under, and a potential round three against 31st seed and 2020 runner-up Sofia Kenin could prove an intriguing test.<\/p>\n Also potentially awaiting Keys in round for his ninth seed Emma Navarro, who beat her compatriot at Roland Garros in 2024 \u2013 and beat Gauff at both Wimbledon and the US Open last year.<\/p>\n Either one of Keys, Kenin, or Navarro would be a test for the world No 2 in the last eight, but could she be threatened on her way there?<\/p>\n Gauff has been dealt an incredibly kind draw, with injury concerns circling the two seeds she is projected to face: 30th seed Anna Kalinskaya and 15th seed Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1.<\/p>\n Prediction<\/strong>: Gauff def Navarro<\/p>\n Sabalenka def Swiatek<\/p>\n Gauff def Andreeva<\/p>\n Sabalenka def Gauff<\/p>\n 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Third Quarter<\/h4>\n
French Open News<\/h2>\n
Fourth Quarter<\/h4>\n
Semi-final Predictions<\/h4>\n
Final Prediction<\/h4>\n