CLAY court specialist Iga Swiatek has never been beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon, but the world No. 1 says the transition to slick grass surfaces is becoming a little easier each year.
The Pole warmed up for this year’s grass court Grand Slam by reaching her first quarterfinal on the surface at the Bad Homburg Open.
She brushed aside Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-1 in the last 16 of the WTA 250 event on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) for her 37th win of the season but only an eighth career victory on grass.
“It’s getting easier every year to convert my clay court style to more grass court style,” said Swiatek, who won her third French Open title this month.
The 22-year-old, whose coach Tomasz Wiktorowski previously worked with former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska, said her grass game would improve with experience.
“I have a coach who knows how to coach players who are good on grass courts like Aga Radwanska, so I’m pretty positive about my future on grass.”
Swiatek faces Anna Blinkova later on Thursday (Friday in Manila) for a place in the semifinals of the German event.
“I think it’s my first grass court quarterfinal, so pretty excited,” she added. “For now, I’m just focusing on the process and learning as much as possible.”
Wimbledon runs from July 3-16.
