Iga Swiatek fires 'predictable' jab at Emma Raducanu after dominant French Open win

Iga Swiatek dismissed Emma Raducanu's game as predictable after recording her fifth consecutive win over the British No.2 without dropping a set.

The defending French Open champion beat Raducanu 6-1 6-2 in 79 minutes to breeze through to the third round.

The Pole has struggled for form over the last 12 months and has not reached a final since winning her fourth title here last June.

But in her courtside TV interview, Swiatek said: "I felt good on court for sure, so I felt I could do whatever I had planned to do or whatever I wanted to do."

Asked to explain her good record against her fellow Grand Slam winner, the world No.5 said: "Well, there are players that just have the ball that it's for some of us it's a little bit easier, others don't like it. You know, there are some players that, I don't know, you just kind of know what you're going to do a little bit.

"I just think it's a kind of matchup. That's why in tennis sometimes it's hard to judge everything, like, players' shape and everything. Because there are some matches where, I don't know, this girl likes to play with this one, it's going to be pretty one sided, but this girl doesn't like to play with the same one.

"It doesn't really matter. I know Emma can also play great tennis, because like when we played in Stuttgart, it was, like, pretty intense and tight. I was ready for everything. And I'm happy that I was focused on myself to just kind of play my game and then lead with it.

"Did Emma play as I was expecting today? A little bit. But I think all of us know how we play. It's just a matter of, like, working with it on court and just, I don't know, just putting your quality in everything."

"In her pre-match interview with the BBC, Raducanu said: "She gets really fired up when she plays me - I don't know why that is but she's always played really well. I'm not sure if it is a me thing but every time we have played she has been high level."

Swiatek extended her winning streak to 23 matches here in pursuit of a fourth consecutive titles. "I played two good matches, but I can't expect that, you know, it's all going to be easy now. So I hope you guys don't do that, as well. Because you always need to be, like, on your toes and ready for what life brings you. And sometimes, yeah, as I said, one day it's going to be good, one day it's not going to be so easy.

"For sure coming here to Roland Garros, I feel like I like this place, I always played well here. It gives you some positive kick. Honestly, it's always you that needs to do the work, anyway."

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