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Can Gauff top Swiatek? At Surprise Slam, anything can happen

FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal runs and slides to return a shot in his second round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Argentina's Facundo Bagnis at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Thursday, May 26, 2016. The French Open is the only Grand Slam tournament held on clay — which actually isn’t truly clay, but the dust from red brick on top of a layer of crushed white limestone. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) FILE - From the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, top from left; Garbine Muguruza holds the trophy after defeating Serena Williams, Saturday, June 4, 2016; Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko kisses the cup after defeating Romania's Simona Halep, Saturday, June 10, 2017; Romania's Simona Halep kisses the trophy after defeating Sloane Stephens, Saturday, June 9, 2018. Bottom from left: Australia's Ashleigh Barty kisses the trophy after defeating Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, Saturday, June 8, 2019; Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses the trophy after defeating Sofia Kenin, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020; Barbora Krejcikova kisses the trophy after defeating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Each of the past six women to win the trophy at Roland Garros had never won a Slam title – some had never won a title anywhere. (AP Photo/File) Coco Gauff of the U.S.returns the ball to Italy's Martina Trevisan during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Can Gauff top Swiatek? At Surprise Slam, anything can happen