Serena Williams, Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu train at Wimbledon - in pictures
World No 1 Iga Swiatek said she felt “overwhelmed” after seeing Serena Williams at Wimbledon ahead of the UK Grand Slam.
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Wimbledon favourite Swiatek says still figuring out grass
LONDON : 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.
Wimbledon favourite Iga Swiatek says still figuring out grass
That admission will offer hope to her rivals but the bad news is the 21-year-old has done a pretty good job of figuring everything out so far in her stunning early career. Only four years ago she won the Wimbledon junior title and since then has turned herself into a dominant force on the WTA Tour, so much so that she has two French Open titles and is currently on a 35-match winning streak, featuring six titles. Those were on hard courts and clay and the switch to the All England Club lawns will be a stern challenge.
Iga Swiatek, Annett Kontaveit & Angelique Kerber - Plotting Emma Raducanu's path to Wimbledon glory at SW19
Emma Raducanu has found out her first opponent for the upcoming Championships at Wimbledon: Belgian Alison van Uytvanck, but who else stands in her way? The 19-year-old is keen to forget her clay-court woes and focus on the present — the grass — in front of a full SW19 crowd for the first time. Ad/> Raducanu is seeded 10th for these Championships, but that doesn't mean that her route to glory will be any easier.
Wimbledon 2022: Serena Williams To Face Harmony Tan In First Round
Serena Williams' eagerly-awaited return to the Wimbledon will be against French debutant Harmony Tan in the first round of the Grand Slam event as the American star returned to singles after a year out. The early focus at the Grand Slam event will be on 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Williams, who has fallen to 1,204th in the world rankings and is currently unseeded for the Wimbledon, which starts next week. She won her seven Wimbledon singles titles in 2016 but reached the final in 2018 and 2019 after returning to the court after having a baby. Her last Grand Slam singles crown came at the Australian Open in 2017.
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Serena Williams faces Harmony Tan, while Novak Djokovic meets Kwon Soon-woo at Wimbledon
Serena Williams' eagerly-awaited return to Wimbledon will begin in the first round against France's Harmony Tan as the 23-times major champion resumes singles action after a year out next week.
Wimbledon 2022 draw: Emma Raducanu & Serena Williams’ route to the final
The 2022 Wimbledon draw has been made and the likes of Emma Raducanu and Serena Williams have learnt their fate.