Top-ranked women's tennis player Iga Swiatek withdrew from the grass-court tournament to be held here next week due to a shoulder problem, saying she needed to rest before Wimbledon. Apart from Annette Kontaweit and Paula Badosa, who recently finished second and third in the rankings ahead of Iga Swiatek, who recently won the French Open title for the second time, former number one Naomi Osaka has also withdrawn from the tournament. Swiatek wrote on Twitter that she was "repeatedly suffering from shoulder problems and due to which she will have to withdraw from the tournament". She has spoken about this that I am going to focus on being fresh and relaxing for Wimbledon. The 21-year-old is unbeaten in 35 matches in a row.
Earlier, there were reports that Iga Swiatek had won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open in October 2020, when the tournament, which was to be held in May-June amid the Covid pandemic, was played in September-October and that too has come in front of a limited 1,000 spectators on Court Philippe Chatrier. In the photo of Iga Swiatek kissing the trophy, the black mask on her chin is seen. She was only 19 years old then and had dropped out of the top 50 rankings. Earlier she had also failed to win any title at the top level. Now recalling that moment, she says that she was 'lucky' then. Because the situation was so much different than it was today.
Iga Swiatek won the second Major Trophy on Saturday, which has also taken her second title at Roland Garros. But this time she defeated 18-year-old Coco Goff of the United States 6-1, 6-3 in the final in front of 15,000 spectators and is now being called the top-ranked player. She has won 35 matches in a row. "In 2020, I was in a little 'confusion' because I never thought I could actually live the Grand Slam Trophy as well.
Swiatek has said that but this time I was here with hard work. The 21-year-old has got to see a lot of improvement in her game. She has worked on maintaining her own attention and not paying attention to external things. Swiatek has also worked on dealing with the pressure that occurs every time he lands on the court as his strong contender.
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