Hailey Baptiste (26) vs Barbora Krejcikova
One blinding fortnight in Madrid has put sweetly swinging Hailey Baptiste in the fray as one of the most feared lower seeds in the women’s draw.
The 24-year-old American had the run of her life in the Spanish capital where she took down seeds Paolini, Belinda Bencic and world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka to reach the semifinals, but she’ll need to be on her game from the off against former champion Krejcikova in Paris.
The Czech, who snared the first of two singles majors at Court Philippe-Chatrier five years ago, continued her comeback from injury with a runner-up showing at the Parma WTA 250 event. The pair has split two previous meetings but haven’t played since 2024.