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Iga Swiatek vs. Emma Raducanu Head-to-Head, Preview and Prediction for the French Open 2025 Round 2

Iga Swiatek vs. Emma Raducanu: Clash of Clay Royalty and Hardcourt Grit

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Fifth seed Iga Swiatek meets unseeded Emma Raducanu in a second-round clash in the 2025 French Open. The four-time Roland Garros champion, Swiatek, cruised past Rebecca Sramkova in her opener, while Raducanu dug deep to upset Xin Wang in three sets.

Raducanu, a former US Open champion, matches her career-best French Open run with this appearance, but standing in her way is the ‘Queen of Clay.’ Will Raducanu deliver the season’s biggest upset or simply clear the path for Swiatek’s fourth straight and fifth overall crown?

Swiatek is the clear favorite on her preferred surface. But Grand Slam history has seen its share of twists, including Swiatek’s own shock loss to Maria Sakkari in Paris back in 2021. Raducanu faces an uphill task, but in tennis, upsets are never out of the question.

Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu will face each other next at Roland Garros.

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) May 26, 2025

Iga Swiatek vs. Emma Raducanu Preview

Even without a title in 2025, Swiatek has delivered one of the tour’s most consistent seasons, reaching at least the quarterfinals at every event. Semifinal runs in Melbourne, Doha, Indian Wells, and Madrid highlight her form, though a surprising early loss came in Rome to Danielle Collins. Still, with 27 wins, 85 aces, a 66.8% first-serve win rate, and over 52% break point conversion, Swiatek remains a serious threat, especially on clay, where she dominates.

title defense has begun 🎚️@iga_swiatek | #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/PxYHeyslXw
— wta (@WTA) May 26, 2025

Raducanu, by contrast, has had a turbulent season. Her only deep run came in Miami, where she reached the quarterfinals before falling to Jessica Pegula. Since then, back-to-back round of 16 appearances in Rome and Strasbourg hint at improvement. With 12 wins in 23 matches, 70 aces, 63% of service games won, and a strong 54.4% break point conversion, the numbers show potential, but she’s yet to find lasting rhythm.

Iga Swiatek vs. Emma Raducanu Head-to-Head Record

Iga Swiatek leads the head-to-head against Emma Raducanu 4-0. A rivalry that has been firmly one-sided since their first meeting in the 2022 Stuttgart quarterfinals, where Swiatek claimed a clinical straight-sets win. The dominance continued in Indian Wells (2023) and again in Stuttgart (2024), where Raducanu managed to push the first set to a tiebreak before falling once more.

Their most recent encounter came earlier this year in Melbourne, where Swiatek overpowered the Brit, finishing with a commanding bagel in the second set. They now meet for the fifth time, and second in 2025, at Roland Garros.

Year	Event	Round	Winner	Score
2025	Australian Open	Round of 32	Iga Swiatek	6–1, 6–0
2024	Stuttgart	Quarterfinals	Iga Swiatek	7–6(2), 6–3
2023	Indian Wells	Round of 16	Iga Swiatek	6–3, 6–1
2022	Stuttgart	Quarterfinals	Iga Swiatek	6–4, 6–4

Iga Swiatek vs. Emma Raducanu Comparison

Iga Swiatek	Category	Emma Raducanu
5	Ranking	41
369-84	Career W-L	131-72
27-9	YTD W-L	12-10
22	Career Titles	1
5	Grand Slams	1
0	YTD Titles	0

Iga Swiatek vs. Emma Raducanu Prediction

Swiatek’s superior form, consistency, and dominant clay-court record give her the edge. However, Raducanu has shown hints of promise; she lacks the rhythm to challenge the ‘Queen of Clay.’ But today’s match presents Raducanu with her best chance at earning a first career win over the Polish player, given that Swiatek has been slightly inconsistent this time around.

Prediction: Iga Swiatek in straight sets

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Iga Swiatek vs. Emma Raducanu French Open 2025 Betting Odds

Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:

Iga Swiatek: 1/10

Emma Raducanu: 13/2

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