'It was pretty weird' - Iga Swiatek reveals she was too shy to approach Serena Williams ahead of Wimbledon

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has revealed she was overawed at seeing Serena Williams and was too shy to approach the 23-time major winner. Swiatek is the standout player in the women’s game, having won the French Open as part of a 35-match unbeaten run.

Ad/> Victory in Paris was her second Grand Slam, and the way she has dominated the game in 2022 suggests there are many more to come. Wimbledon'Feelings overall are positive' — Nadal happy with foot as he prepares for Wimbledon2 HOURS AGO The 21-year-old has some way to go to scale the heights Williams has climbed, and she was in awe of seeing the 40-year-old warming up for Wimbledon. “When I saw her yesterday I was pretty overwhelmed,” Swiatek said.

“I felt like I am still new on the WTA, I didn’t know how to react properly. “I wanted to meet her but I saw that she had so many people around her and I don’t know her team. “It was pretty weird.

So I came back to myself a few years earlier when I was too shy to say hi to anybody for a second. “But I feel that just seeing her around is great because she is such a legend.” 'I think it will be difficult' — Serena an outsider for Wimbledon glory, says Henman Kvitova wins Eastbourne after breezing past Ostapenko, Garcia wins in Bad Homburg Swiatek is a short-priced favourite to add to her major tally at SW19, but she has reined in expectations by saying she is still working out how to play on grass. “I still feel like I need to figure out grass,” Swiatek said.

“Last year for sure it was that kind of tournament where I didn’t know what to expect. Then match by match I realised I can do more and more. «Still, this year I played 10 days on grass, so it’s not a lot.