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What the Italian Open Is Foretelling About the French Open

Though at opposite poles of their careers, the top singles players, Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic, both cruised to titles in Rome and are looking strong heading into Paris.

Iga Swiatek has won 28 consecutive matches.Credit...Tiziana Fabi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

ROME — We will soon find out how much of what happened Sunday at the Italian Open was foreshadowing.

The main draw for the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay courts, begins in a week. But Iga Swiatek’s and Novak Djokovic’s decisive victories in Rome certainly solidified two key themes heading into Paris.