'Iga is the favourite' - Mats Wilander explains key change Swiatek has made to her game for Wimbledon

Mats Wilander has declared that he still views Iga Swiatek as «the favourite» to triumph at Wimbledon, and he has pointed out a key change that she has made. The top seed overcame a slight wobble against qualifier Jana Fett to book her place in round two at SW19. After a comfortable first set, the world No.

1 was able to fend off a spirited fightback to come through 6-0 6-3 to extend her current unbeaten run. Ad/> The victory was the Polish star's 36th victory in succession as she aims for back-to-back Grand Slam crowns following her French Open triumph earlier in the month. WimbledonSwiatek claims 36th win in a row as she downs Fett to reach second round3 HOURS AGO Eurosport expert Wilander still very much regards Swiatek as the favourite to prevail at Wimbledon this fortnight and has highlighted a few key changes she has made for the grass courts.

“I would think that if you deal with it [the pressure] in the proper way — which she is — because it’s very difficult to play on a grass court with no prior warm-up, but it'll give her another motivation to not lose," Wilander said. «She struggled a little today, which I think is good for her to make it a closer match. But in the end, she’s very calm, she’s No.

1 in the world. You can tell that she has this harmony when she is playing tennis these days. »There is nothing in Iga’s game that I thought was bad, she is winning and she is winning comfortably, even though she was 3-1 down in the second, which is important for her to come back and win in two sets.