There is no way in Polish Iga Swiatek in the grass The world number one changed her preparation for Wimbledon this season, moving from Roland Garros, where she was the queen after winning her fourth title, but it did not work for her not to play any tournament before the Grand Slam on grass.
Swiatek’s invincible streak ended after 21 consecutive wins, 19 on clay. He did not make it past the third round of Wimbledon, falling to an opponent he had managed to defeat in four previous matches.
But Swiatek choked on the grass, and surrendered to the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, 29 years old and No. 35 in the ranking, 3-6, 6-1 and 6-2 in 1h.59′. It was a complete disaster for the Pole, who was also starting to have mental problems on the green.
Putintseva felt more comfortable, adding her eighth consecutive victory on grass, the surface on which she appeared at Wimbledon after winning the WTA tournament in Birmingham.
Going to the second round, against the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
Swiatek wasn’t the only popular victim of the day on the women’s team. The tournament’s double finalist also fell Ounce Jabeur. Another new drama for the Tunisian, surpassed by the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina6-1 and 7-6 (4).
Despite the tough elimination, Swiatek will continue to lead the WTA rankings, after Wimbledon she will begin her 112th week as No. Let’s think again about Roland Garros, about Olympic gold in Paris 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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