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.Swiatek won the U.S.
Open in 2022 and last month secured her second consecutive French Open crown. But while the 22-year-old has had success on hardcourts and clay, she is yet to win a tournament on grass and has yet to get past the round of 16 at Wimbledon.The Pole's overall win-loss record on the slick surface is 9-5, and she acknowledged that she had to do better to be counted among the game's great players."I believe the best players, they can play on all surfaces.
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."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."This year I feel like we had more time to kind of focus on the basics, more time to also play matches.