Clay queen eyes gold


Sweating it out: Poland’s Iga Swiatek at a training session at the Roland-Garros Stadium. — AFP

PARIS: Iga Swiatek is returning to a happy hunting ground as she seeks a first Olympic crown to add to her four French Open titles at Roland Garros.

The Polish world No. 1 has been dominant on the red clay of Paris, winning four of the past five tournaments and is unbeaten there since a quarter-final loss to Greece’s Maria Sakkari in 2021.

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