Per ESPN's Bill Connelly, Swiatek, who will turn 23 on May 31 (Nadal turned 23 during the 2009 French Open) can match Nadal's four French Open crowns by that age if she wins it all in June.

The focus, for a change, is not on the third-seeded Federer, owner of a record 16 Grand Slam titles, including the 2009 French Open. And he sounds as if he is absolutely fine with that.

Upset Nadal (fourth round) in 2009 French Open, Federer (quarterfinals) in 2010, en route to his only two major finals.

But then, Safina's promising start to a career was halted by a serious back injury. By the end of 2009, the former three-time ...