Translation: Swiatek and her level on grass: "I have developed as a player and have had more time to practice"

Andrés Tomás Rico | 9 Jul 2025 | 18.10

Swiatek and her level on grass: "I have developed as a player and have had time to practice more". Photo: Getty Images.

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Iga Swiatek, finally enjoys the grass at Wimbledon. The Polish player is facing a golden opportunity to fight for her first title in London on a surface that has never been her ally. Whether it was because in the years when she dominated the clay court tour she arrived without energy, or because her tennis never adapted to the speed and demands of grass. But the fact is that this year we are seeing the best tennis from the former world number one in the London major, and she is already a strong contender to take the title, after reaching the semifinals, where she will face Belinda Bencic after defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5.

They say that every cloud has a silver lining, and perhaps the fact that Swiatek fell in the semifinals of Roland Garros and decided to play in Bad Homburg before coming to Wimbledon, has allowed her to arrive in better condition on the grass and have enough time to adapt to it. The Polish player confirmed this in the press conference after her victory. She also took the opportunity to praise her next opponent, Belinda Bencic, and to talk about her feelings after her win against Samsonova.

Happy after defeating Samsonova

"I am happy with the match. From the beginning, I felt I could play my tennis and put pressure on my opponent. Yes, it was more even in the second set. I just hoped to hold my serve and close it out. But even though, yes, the score was tight, I am happy to have broken in the last game, and that's it."

More prepared on grass than in previous years

"I still think that in 2023 I had a great tournament, and I was playing good tennis, but obviously it wasn't enough to go further. This year, yes, I feel that I have developed as a player and that I have had time to practice a bit more. Match after match, my confidence has increased, so I can use it at this Wimbledon."

Focus on certain aspects on grass

"I would say we mainly focused on my movements and how I should stop before hitting the ball. Also on quick hands, because obviously it's important not to stop the movements, even when the ball is fast, and on the serve."

Pleased with Bencic's level after her return from maternity

"I have a lot of respect for her. I can imagine how difficult it is to come back after pregnancy. Yes, we practiced at the first event of this year at the United Cup, but it already seems like she is ready to get back into the rhythm. Obviously, she also needed time to play some matches and schedule them carefully after this break. She definitely has the game to perform well on grass. Yes, I never doubted that she couldn't return after pregnancy. She seems to be in good spirits and playing well."

Struggled in the second set

"Obviously, if your opponent is winning two games in a row and getting the upper hand, you have to change something because you can't let them continue winning. So, I know what I have to do and try to focus on that. Yes, it's not easy to get a break and then lose it, but she also knows how to play. I can't take it for granted and expect to win easily, because surely that's not the case. Yes, every time the momentum shifts, you just have to get back to work and do better. That's it."

Former Wimbledon Junior champion

"I'm sure all these years on grass have helped me. I wasn't going to win a professional tournament with my junior game, so I needed time to learn and improve. And yes, I said from the beginning that the year I won juniors it was very hot. The grass was no longer grass. It was more like clay, you know. So it was a bit easier than I remember playing the first round the following year against Golubic. The grass was very long. It was totally different, like a completely different tournament. Yes, winning a junior Grand Slam is great, but you have to keep working."

Downplays the heat in London these days

"The first two days were hot and then it rained. I wouldn't say it was completely constant, like the weather. But when you play well, I guess in the end it doesn't matter. When you play badly, you pay attention to these things and try to explain why it was different or something like that. I don't know. I just adapted well to the conditions I had this year at the tournament. The same thing happened to me in Bad Homburg. Sometimes it was hot, sometimes around 20 degrees and a little humid. It doesn't make sense to think too much about it."

Doesn't see this Wimbledon as a unique opportunity

"I haven't thought of it that way because there are pending matters everywhere, every year. Of course, I am happy that the work I have been doing can be used now. That was my goal this year, because I have seen how I can play on the practice courts. But I wasn't sure I could do it in the matches. More or less, I have already done it. I will try to keep doing it. But pending matters? I don't know. You know, guys, I'm not the kind of person who says, Oh, this year I will win. I don't set goals like that. I just work with what I have in front of me and that's it. I don't have any thoughts," says Swiatek, who is two matches away from lifting the Wimbledon trophy.

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