India, May 22 -- Defending champion Iga Swiatek, on Thursday, was handed a nightmarish draw at the French Open 2025, as she found reigning world no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the same half. She also has former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina, last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini and Jelena Ostapenko in the same quarter.

The Pole, who has failed to reach a WTA final since winning the title in Paris last year, and is seeded No. 5 at the Roland Garros this year - the lowest at a Slam since the 2022 Australian Open - will open her campaign against Rebecca Sramkova, before setting up a probable second-round clash with former US Open champion Emma Raducanu. Swiatek's projected third-round opponent is No. 12 seed Rybakina, and in the fourth round i...