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Swiatek 8/131.61 will be tough to beat in Paris
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Sabalenka 5/16.00 likely to be Iga's closest challenger
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Rybakina 15/28.50 has beaten Iga on clay this year
World No 1 Iga Swiatek is back in Paris as the clear favourite to lift her fourth French Open crown in five years.
The 22-year-old, who will celebrate her next birthday on the final day of May, has been in dominant form during the WTA Tour's European clay court season.
Her margin at the top of the World Ranking is sizeable and she is most definitely the player to beat over these next two weeks at Roland Garros.
She has won 14 of her 15 matches on clay, while securing the titles in Madrid and Rome.
And in the Italian capital earlier this month, she won all six of her matches in straight sets, including victories over the world No 2 (Aryna Sabalenka) and No 3 (Coco Gauff).
So who can prevent Swiatek 8/131.61 from claiming her fifth tournament win of 2024?
Latest betting for this year's women's singles at Roland Garros
Aryna Sabalenka 5/16.00: The world No 2 and rightfully so. The 26-year-old from Belarus successfully defended her Australian Open title in January, which remains her only trophy of 2024. However, she did reach the finals in Madrid and Rome, only to lose to top seed Iga Swiatek on both occasions. She has reached the semi-finals of the last six Slams, winning two and losing in the final of another.
Coco Gauff 7/18.00: The American turned 20 in May and as a teenager secured her maiden Grand Slam title in New York last September. French Open finalist two years ago, Gauff reached the Last Eight in 2023 and during spring made it to the semi-finals in Rome where she was beaten by Iga Swiatek.
Elena Rybakina 15/28.50: The former Wimbledon champion has won three WTA Tour titles this year, including on clay in Stuttgart where she beat Iga Swiatek at the semi-final stage in three sets. Since suffering a shock second round defeat in Melbourne in January, Rybakina has won 23 of her 27 singles matches.
Danielle Collins 20/121.00: The former Australian Open runner-up has enjoyed a resurgence in form during 2024. The 30-year-old American collected the biggest title of her career to date, when she won the prestigious hard court event in Miami over Easter weekend, beating Elena Rybakina in the final. She also won on clay in Charleston and in her most recent outing in Rome made it to the semi-finals where Aryna Sabalenka was her conqueror. She started the year at 55 in the world ranking and is currently No 12.
Jelena Ostapenko 35/136.00: Bit of a long shot for the title but the inconsistent Latvian does have the talent to cause problems for the Big Four (Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff and Rybakina). Won a couple of titles early in the year and the current No 10 is a former champion in Paris, even if it was seven years ago.