Iga Swiatek can win Wimbledon 'multiple times', has a point to prove on grass - Mats Wilander

Iga Swiatek can win Wimbledon “multiple times” even if she doesn’t feel entirely comfortable on a grass court, according to Mats Wilander. The Eurosport tennis expert believes that Swiatek has a point to prove at Wimbledon and will be desperate to improve on her mediocre record at SW19. Ad Swiatek has enjoyed 65 consecutive weeks as the world No.

1 and recently won her fourth Grand Slam title at the French Open. WTA Bad HomburgSwiatek rallies from set down to add another bagel in win over Maria at Bad Homburg OpenYESTERDAY AT 19:34 But her record on grass – where she had won six and lost five prior to the Bad Homburg event – leaves question marks over her status as one of the favourites to win the trophy. The Polish star has also admitted that she expects to be «uncomfortable» when playing on grass this summer.

Wilander, however, insists you can’t write her off. In an exclusive interview with Eurosport, Wilander said: “She is most probably feeling very similar to a lot of ‘us’ that went to Wimbledon that were seeded amongst sort of the first two or three or four. And on paper, we feel that, hey, ‘I should have a chance’.

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