The win against Kudermetova marked the Polish player's 61st consecutive victory in the opening match, which is also the longest winning streak by any woman player in this century. The 24-year-old will now clash against Caty McNally on Thursday
Poland's Iga Swiatek plays a backhand return to Russia's Polina Kudermetova during their women's singles first round tennis match on the second day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Pic/AFP
Five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek began her Wimbledon 2025 campaign with a straight-sets win in the opening match of the women's singles against Polina Kudermetova.
The Polish star secured a victory against Kudermetova 7-5, 6-1 at the All-England Club.
The former World No 1 has her best performance playing a quarterfinal at Wimbledon two years ago, which was following her best WTA Tour grass result ever. This year, Swiatek, who is currently ranked No 4 in the WTA Rankings, reached the final in Bad Homburg, Germany, which was her first WTA final since winning in Paris more than a year ago.
Previously, Swiatek has managed to clinch the French Open title four times and has also found success in winning the US Open.
The win against Kudermetova also marked the Polish player's 61st consecutive victory in the opening match, which is also the longest winning streak by any woman player in this century.
The 24-year-old will now clash against Caty McNally on Thursday. McNally had registered a victory over British wildcard Jodie Burrage 6-3, 6-1.
With her recent victory, Iga Swiatek’s record at Wimbledon stands 12-5 (.706). That’s a fairly stellar mark, but perhaps because she is so dominant on clay, Swiatek has always been self-deprecating about her grass skills. And yet, the 24-year-old from Poland defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-3, in the Bad Homburg semifinals.
Speaking about her victory against Paolini, the Polish said, "It for sure gave me a lot of confidence. Obviously, it’s tennis, so every day is different, but I felt like I was playing great. I really pushed Jasmine the way I wanted to. I had a really great time in Bad Homburg and enjoyed it. Yeah, also having more time to practice before on grass really helped. I feel that I have a little bit more skills”.
And while Paolini reached the finals a year ago, she is not listed among the leading favourites to win this title. Swiatek, a small distance behind Aryna Sabalenka, is ahead of 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and reigning French Open winner Coco Gauff.
(With IANS Inputs)
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