This French Open has been unusual, to say the least. It started feeling bizarre even before play began, when the defending champion on the men's side, Carlos Alcaraz, pulled out due to injury. He had pulled out long before the tournament started. Yet, unusual as that felt, it really was only a taste of what was to come.
Then, once played actually began, it was one upset after another. Sinner. Djokovic. Gauff.
And now, former French Open champion Iga Świątek of Poland has also taken an early exit from Roland Garros.
What that means is on both sides, the men and the women, there will be a brand new, never before seen French Open champion at Roland Garros.
In fact, there are no men left who have actually won a Grand Slam title before, so there will be an entirely new man who ascends to his first ever career Grand Slam title. The odds on favorite, at least for now, is German Alexander Zverev. He has reached three Grand Slam Men's Finals in the past, but has yet to win one.
That said, he did win a gold medal at the Olympics in 2020, so that is a very significant achievement.
Still, that makes this year's tournament quite interesting.
Let's see what happens.
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