Chasing Wimbledon glory, Swiatek says “I believe best players can play on all surfaces”
1 year, 5 months ago

Chasing Wimbledon glory, Swiatek says “I believe best players can play on all surfaces”

The Hindu  

World number one Iga Swiatek is on a mission to improve her modest record on grasscourts and said on Saturday that she had gone back to basics in the buildup to Wimbledon, which starts on Monday. I want to become that kind of player who can play well on grass as well and feel comfortable there,” Swiatek, who meets China’s Zhu Lin in the first round, told reporters. READ - Wimbledon 2023, July 3 order of play: Djokovic takes on Cachin; Swiatek, Venus and Gauff in action “I’m doing my best to just work on my skills. Last year I feel like we’ve done a pretty good job with my coach in terms of my touch and getting back slices and also playing the slice. Yeah, I’m using that time as much as possible.” Swiatek warmed up for the year’s third major with a hard-fought win over Tatjana Maria before comfortably beating Jil Teichmann and Anna Blinkova at Bad Homburg but withdrew before the semi-finals due to fever and possible food poisoning.

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Iga Swiatek out of Wimbledon after Yulia Putintseva defeat: How the shock happened
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iga Swiatek out of Wimbledon after Yulia Putintseva defeat: How the shock happened

New York Times  

WIMBLEDON — Iga Swiatek, the world No 1 who has never won Wimbledon, has been eliminated from this year’s tournament. But it’s still only sort of what happened, because the final points difference was 88 for Putintseva and 75 for Swiatek, a 12-point swing back in the world No. According to data from Tennis Viz, Swiatek was more effective than …

Iga Swiatek reigns at the French Open again with ‘The One Where She Wins Her Fifth Grand Slam’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iga Swiatek reigns at the French Open again with ‘The One Where She Wins Her Fifth Grand Slam’

Associated Press  

PARIS — Iga Swiatek’s made clear that she is a big fan of the TV series “Friends.” She even got a chance to hit some tennis balls with actress Courteney Cox — who played Monica Geller on the show — shortly before the start of the French Open. 5 overall, Swiatek was wearing custom-made white sneakers that her shoe sponsor …

Coco Gauff and defending champion Iga Swiatek will meet in the French Open semifinals
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Coco Gauff and defending champion Iga Swiatek will meet in the French Open semifinals

Associated Press  

PARIS — Coco Gauff’s long and successful Tuesday at Roland Garros began when she arrived at about 8:15 a.m. “It’s good to just keep going and not think about this match as something huge — just another match — to not put too much baggage on your shoulders,” Swiatek said. I’ll just focus on myself and I’ll prepare tactically and …

Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek comes back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the quarterfinals
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek comes back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek saved two match points Sunday and reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time with a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 victory over Belinda Bencic at Centre Court. Swiatek extended her unbeaten run to 14 matches, which includes claiming her fourth Grand Slam title at the French Open last month. So comfortable on the red clay of Paris, so …

No. 1 Iga Swiatek avoids upset in fourth round at Wimbledon
1 year, 5 months ago

No. 1 Iga Swiatek avoids upset in fourth round at Wimbledon

LA Times  

Twice, Iga Swiatek was a point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. Swiatek, who will face wild-card entry Elina Svitolina of Ukraine for a semifinal berth, extended her unbeaten run to 14 matches, which includes …

Wimbledon 2023: Swiatek remains on course after beating Martic
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Swiatek remains on course after beating Martic

The Hindu  

Top seed Iga Swiatek kept her Wimbledon campaign on track with a 6-2 7-5 defeat of Croatia’s Petra Martic on Friday as she reached the fourth round without dropping a set. The 30th seed Martic kept in touch with Swiatek early in the second set but again the world number one managed to find some extra gears to move towards …

Wimbledon 2023: Superb Swiatek surges into third round
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Superb Swiatek surges into third round

The Hindu  

Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek outclassed Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday to sweep into the third round of Wimbledon with a dazzling display. World number one Swiatek, a claycourt specialist with three French Open titles to her name, has found Wimbledon’s grass tricky in the past with her longest run coming in 2021 when she reached the …

Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek Marches Into Second Round After Beating China's Zhu Lin 6-1, 6-3
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek Marches Into Second Round After Beating China's Zhu Lin 6-1, 6-3

News 18  

World number one Iga Swiatek racked up the first five games on her way to sweeping past China’s Zhu Lin to reach the Wimbledon second round on Monday. Top seed Swiatek, who has yet to progress beyond the fourth round at the All England Club, will face either Martina Trevisan of Italy or Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo for a place …

Wimbledon 2023: Swiatek breezes past Zhu to reach second round
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Swiatek breezes past Zhu to reach second round

The Hindu  

World number one Iga Swiatek cruised into the Wimbledon second round with a 6-1, 6-3 mauling of China’s Zhu Lin on Monday in a fine start to her quest for a first Grand Slam title on grass. A flawless start for the world No.1 👌@iga_swiatek powers into the second round moving past Lin Zhu 6-1, 6-3 👏#Wimbledonpic.twitter.com/xu6EFOmtRW — Wimbledon July …

Wimbledon 2023: Djokovic looks to equal Federer, Swiatek hopes to crack grass code and other talking points
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Djokovic looks to equal Federer, Swiatek hopes to crack grass code and other talking points

Firstpost  

Wimbledon 2023 talking points: Novak Djokovic is the clear favourite at All England Club. That’s why he’s for me the greatest in the history of tennis.” Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and other men’s title favourites Alcaraz said: “He does things really, really easy. “I don’t want to say that I am the greatest, because I feel it’s disrespectful …

Iga Swiatek looks to ease the surface tension
1 year, 5 months ago

Iga Swiatek looks to ease the surface tension

Hindustan Times  

After winning her first WTA match on grass in a couple of years from a set down against 35-year-old Tatjana Maria, four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek put the video of the match point on her Instagram, captioning it: “Working on it”. By the time Wimbledon opened its doors again post pandemic, Swiatek’s stature had grown as a Grand Slam …

Wimbledon 2023: The new Big Three on the Women’s Tour?
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: The new Big Three on the Women’s Tour?

Live Mint  

With the disintegration of the Big Three last year, the tennis world lost a poetic wordplay that had helped identify the sport’s greatest players for over a decade and half. But a new rivalry blossoming on the women’s tour, rebuilding since the retirement of Serena Williams, who cast a long shadow on women’s tennis, has added a novel twist to …

Wimbledon 2023 draw: Swiatek could meet Gauff in QFs; bottom half loaded with Rybakina, Sabalenka among six Slam winners
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023 draw: Swiatek could meet Gauff in QFs; bottom half loaded with Rybakina, Sabalenka among six Slam winners

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, Wimbledon announced the draws for the 2023 edition of The Championships and while no.1 seed Iga Swiatek has been handed a comfortable draw, defending champion Elena Rybakina will have to navigate her way through the bottom half of the draw that is filled with in-form grass-courters besides as many as five other Grand Slam winners including reigning Australian …

Wimbledon 2023: Step on the grass
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Step on the grass

Live Mint  

The first strokes of Novak Djokovic’s tennis dream were painted green, Wimbledon green. The next morning Jelena came up and asked me: ‘Good morning little boy, do you know what tennis is?’ I replied: ‘Yes, yesterday I watched the Wimbledon final!’ And she said: ‘Do you want to try it?’” With the majesty of Sampras still fresh in his mind, …

Swiatek's surface tension could open door to rivals
1 year, 5 months ago

Swiatek's surface tension could open door to rivals

China Daily  

Having never advanced past the fourth round at Wimbledon, Poland's Iga Swiatek, seeded No 1, will be fully tested on the grass when the year's third Grand Slam tournament begins on Monday. So even though other players might concur with the sort of assessment Claire Liu, an American ranked in the top 100, provided after facing Swiatek in Paris this …

Transition from clay to grass easier every year, says Swiatek
1 year, 5 months ago

Transition from clay to grass easier every year, says Swiatek

Hindustan Times  

Claycourt specialist Iga Swiatek has never been beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon but the world number one says the transition to slick grass surfaces is becoming a little easier each year. Poland's Iga Swiatek in action The Pole warmed up for this year's grasscourt Grand Slam by reaching her first quarter-final on the surface at the Bad Homburg Open. …

With a tweener on grass, Swiatek eases into Bad Homburg Open quarterfinals
1 year, 5 months ago

With a tweener on grass, Swiatek eases into Bad Homburg Open quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Iga Swiatek eased into the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jil Teichmann on Wednesday in the Wimbledon warmup. “It’s getting easier every year to convert my clay-court style to more grass-court style,” said Swiatek, who is coached by Polish compatriot Tomasz Wiktorowski. I have a coach who knows how to coach players who …

Iga Swiatek is No. 1 and owns 4 Grand Slam titles at age 22. Can she win Wimbledon, too?
1 year, 5 months ago

Iga Swiatek is No. 1 and owns 4 Grand Slam titles at age 22. Can she win Wimbledon, too?

Associated Press  

Iga Swiatek is coming off her third title in the past four years on the French Open’s red clay. if I would a quarterfinal of Wimbledon, I would be, like, over the moon,” Swiatek replied, “and I wouldn’t believe that I’m in that place.” Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns the ball to France’s Alize Cornet during a third round women’s singles …

‘Problem solving on grass’: Swiatek looks ahead to Wimbledon with opening win
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Problem solving on grass’: Swiatek looks ahead to Wimbledon with opening win

The Hindu  

With one eye on Wimbledon next month, world number one Iga Swiatek came from behind to win her first grass-court match of the season at Bad Homburg on Monday. Playing at the traditional SW19 warm-up tournament for the first time, the Pole defeated German world number 58 Tatjana Maria in three sets 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. Earlier on Monday, eighth seed …

'You won't find a bigger Swiatek fan than me, but...': Tennis legend names favourite to win Wimbledon 2023
1 year, 6 months ago

'You won't find a bigger Swiatek fan than me, but...': Tennis legend names favourite to win Wimbledon 2023

Hindustan Times  

The last two years have seen the rise of a great new three-way rivalry in women’s tennis, as the three highest-ranked players in the world have begun competing in the biggest matches at the biggest stages. Number one ranked Iga Swiatek wrapped up the victory of her third Roland Garros title, and fourth grand slam overall, only a few months …

'Federer didn't make it to too many finals against Nadal': Connors' blistering take on Swiatek's French Open title run
1 year, 6 months ago

'Federer didn't make it to too many finals against Nadal': Connors' blistering take on Swiatek's French Open title run

Hindustan Times  

Polish world number one Iga Swiatek clinched her fourth grand slam title at Roland Garros earlier this month, and her third at the French Open in four attempts. Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning a match in the French Open tennis tournament However, Swiatek’s run at this year’s French Open has received criticism from detractors, since she avoided her two largest …

Swiatek at home on clay but wants success on all surfaces
1 year, 7 months ago

Swiatek at home on clay but wants success on all surfaces

The Hindu  

Iga Swiatek said she feels most comfortable on clay, but the world number one hopes to emulate her idol Rafael Nadal and win titles on all surfaces to become one of the game’s greats. “I think if you want to be the best in tennis, you have to play well on all these surfaces,” Swiatek said following her 6-2 6-0 …

Italian Open: You have to play well on all surfaces if you want to be the best, says Iga Swiatek
1 year, 7 months ago

Italian Open: You have to play well on all surfaces if you want to be the best, says Iga Swiatek

India Today  

World number 1 Iga Swiatek has said that to be the best in tennis, you have to play well on all surfaces following her win against Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko in the ongoing Italian Open. Swiatek beat Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 to move into the round of 16 of the Italian Open. “After a pretty rusty start, I was able to break …

Swiatek says she can’t always be perfect ahead of Doha defence
1 year, 10 months ago

Swiatek says she can’t always be perfect ahead of Doha defence

The Hindu  

World number one Iga Swiatek is trying to keep herself grounded and accepts that she cannot be perfect all the time following her fourth-round exit at the Australian Open as the Pole prepares to defend her Qatar Open title this week. The 21-year-old was a hot favourite to win the year’s first Grand Slam in Melbourne but crashed to a …

Most intense, challenging and exciting times in my career over: Iga Swiatek after crashing out of Wimbledon
2 years, 5 months ago

Most intense, challenging and exciting times in my career over: Iga Swiatek after crashing out of Wimbledon

India Today  

World number one Iga Swiatek said that the most intense, challenging and exciting times in her career is over after the Pole crashed out of Wimbledon. "And that's a wrap - grass season is over for me and in some way one of the most intense, challenging and exciting times in my career is over as well," Swiatek said while …

Swiatek’s 37-match win streak ends in Wimbledon’s 3rd Rd
2 years, 5 months ago

Swiatek’s 37-match win streak ends in Wimbledon’s 3rd Rd

Associated Press  

WIMBLEDON, England — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek was unbeaten since February and sure seemed unbeatable, compiling 37 consecutive match wins and six consecutive tournament titles. I was pretty confused about my tactics,” said Swiatek, a two-time French Open champion who has never advanced past the fourth round at the All England Club. 1 Court, Swiatek quickly fell behind 3-0 and of …

Wimbledon 2022: Humble tournament favourite Iga Swiatek set to take Centre Court by storm
2 years, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2022: Humble tournament favourite Iga Swiatek set to take Centre Court by storm

The Independent  

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What to know ahead of Wimbledon: Djokovic won’t get vaccine
2 years, 5 months ago

What to know ahead of Wimbledon: Djokovic won’t get vaccine

Associated Press  

WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic knows that, as things stand now, Wimbledon will be his last Grand Slam tournament of 2022, because he will not be able to play in the U.S. Open — he has not received any COVID-19 shots and can’t enter the United States as an unvaccinated foreigner. I mean, it’s really up to the U.S. government …

Wimbledon Favourite Iga Swiatek Says Still Figuring Out Grass
2 years, 5 months ago

Wimbledon Favourite Iga Swiatek Says Still Figuring Out Grass

News 18  

Poland’s world number one Iga Swiatek is the red hot favourite to win the Wimbledon title but admits that grasscourt tennis is something she is still trying to figure out. “But I’m just trying to stay open-minded and kind of take positives from the situation and realise that I can play without any expectations.” Swiatek, who reached the fourth round …

No. 1 Swiatek finds focus at French Open amid 31-match run
2 years, 6 months ago

No. 1 Swiatek finds focus at French Open amid 31-match run

Associated Press  

PARIS — It’s been so long since No. Turns out Swiatek didn’t panic and didn’t allow thoughts about this dominant run coming to an end distract her in what would become a 6-3, 7-5 victory against hard-hitting Danka Kovinic of Montenegro. “The thoughts are there, but I’m accepting that.” Kovinic also got a too-close-for-comfort look at Swiatek’s predecessor atop the …

Wimbledon 2021: Iga Swiatek crushes Begu to reach fourth round
3 years, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2021: Iga Swiatek crushes Begu to reach fourth round

The Hindu  

Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek stormed into the Wimbledon fourth round on Friday as her relentless pressure proved too much for Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, who managed a solitary mark on the scoreboard in a 6-1, 6-0 demolition. Poland's Swiatek, seeded seven, arrived at Wimbledon having previously won only one match on grass but she looked very much at home …

Swiatek puts studies on the back burner to focus on tennis - tennis news
4 years, 2 months ago

Swiatek puts studies on the back burner to focus on tennis - tennis news

The Hindu  

Polish teenager Iga Swiatek decided to put off going to university for two years in order to try to make it in tennis - a decision which was richly rewarded on Thursday when she reached the French Open final. Any doubts she may have had about whether to put a tennis career above her studies were pretty much put to …

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