No previous French Open champions left - who will seize chance?

Swiatek was bestowed the title of 'Queen of Clay' on her way to the rare feat of winning three consecutive Roland Garros titles between 2022 and 2024.

But, after losing in the semi-finals last year, the fourth seed was beaten by Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the fourth round.

Poland's Swiatek, whose defeat came on her 25th birthday, remains in a crisis of confidence.

When Kostyuk started to put her under pressure, and the scoreline swung away, a panicking Swiatek started buckling on serve and returning wildly.

"I know that I lost because I was tense, and my body couldn't really do the proper things," she said. "But it's not the first time, as well, so I just need to work on it."

While Swiatek allowed Kostyuk to run away with victory, the 23-year-old Ukrainian should not be done a disservice.

Kostyuk, who won the Rouen and Madrid titles coming in, played confidently and smartly to continue to ask questions of Swiatek from the baseline.

"Things change in tennis, but I'm much more consistent. I'm the most consistent I have ever been in my career," said the 15th seed, who has won all 16 of her clay-court matches this season.

Kostyuk still feels she has a "long way" to go to crack the top five or top 10.