Iga Swiatek made a good start at Wimbledon on TuesdayThe world number 1 defeated American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-4 in a match she dominated from the start.
Already in the press room, the Polish woman was asked Which three tennis players would you like to invite to a restaurant?a question he answered naturally.
“Sure, Steffi Graf. I would love to talk to her, meet her and share some experiences. I also think of Maria Sharapova.We never really talked because she retired when I was still coming up. And I feel like she made some good decisions off the court in terms of her business and handled everything well so you can take examples from her. And also Serena“Were their choices.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, two of the greats of recent decades
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He also highlighted the German’s “mentality. It’s difficult for me to compare styles.” “Because obviously we played in different eras of tennis. It’s hard to find the same things. Especially with his backhand, slice and volleys and me not being able to play these kinds of things (smiling). More about mentality.”
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The Pole served her first serve beautifully, winning 84% of points with that shot, and stopped Kenin down to just nine winners.
Despite losing her serve in the early stages of the match, Swiatek only conceded one more break opportunityin the penultimate game of the match, and sealed a victory that boosts his confidence of finally taming the London grass.
The world number 1 is the absolute dominator of the clay courtwhere he has won four of the last five Roland Garros, but he has yet to transfer this superiority to the grass.
Her best result at Wimbledon is last year’s quarter-finals.a round below what is expected of the best tennis player on the planet.
With Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova out of the gamein addition to Elena Rybakina’s physical doubts and Ons Jabeur’s decline, the Polish player’s chances are increasing.
She will face Croatian Petra Martic in the second round.
2024-07-03 05:25:00
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