Things occasionally get crazy on the grass, and that is certainly like it could be the case this year. With Nadal a question mark, all-time greats such Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Venus Williams still sidelined and every player from Russia and Belarus banned, the Wimbledon entry lists are a bit depleted. However, challengers like Coco Gauff (lost to Swiatek in the French Open final), Naomi Osaka (four-time major champion), Petra Kvitova (two-time Wimbledon winner) and Karolina Pliskova (2021 Wimbledon runner-up) have a much better shot at beating Swiatek on grass. Odds not being taken into account, I would obviously pick Swiatek over anyone else in the field. 1 will be ready to try her hand at Wimbledon at 100 percent. The better news for her, of course, is that she has no lingering physical problem and no injury history in general. Also like Nadal, Swiatek is much more accomplished on clay than she is on grass. Like Nadal, the 21-year-old has been by far the best player on her respective tour in 2022. Can anyone stop Swiatek?Īfter bulldozing her way through the French Open draw, Swiatek has now won 35 matches in a row. The Spaniard may be tempted to give it a go in London since this is the first time he has ever put himself halfway to the calendar-year Grand Slam with victories in Melbourne and Paris, but confidence in his chances should be tempered. He was won Wimbledon twice (not bad by mere mortals’ standards) he has won the French Open 14 times. Even if he does suit up, keep in mind that grass is Nadal’s worst surface. If the state of his foot doesn’t generally improve between now and Wimbledon, he won’t play. The 36-year-old said that he isn’t willing to go through those same kind of rigors at the All-England Club.
Nadal just barely got through difficult matches against Felix Auger-Aliassime, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev (the German was forced to retire with an ankle injury) and admitted following Sunday’s final that he was getting various injections for his injured foot basically every day in Paris. So I might as well go right back to the well for Wimbledon, right? Not so fast…. I backed Nadal at +900 prior to the Australian Open and at +370 before the French Open started. Nadal halfway to calendar-year Grand Slam
With no time to waste let’s take a look back at what just transpired in Paris and what it could mean for Wimbledon. There is no rest of the weary, as Wimbledon begins in exactly 3 weeks. With the clay-court festivities having come and gone, attention turns to grass. Swiatek is now a two-time champion at Roland Garros after lifting the trophy this past Saturday. That’s because Aussie Open champion Ashleigh Barty abruptly retired while on top of the WTA rankings, opening the door for Iga Swiatek to dominate the sport. There is also just one active player on the women’s side who has captured a Grand Slam title this year.
On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal has won both the Australian Open and the French Open.
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If you use the four biggest tournaments as a metric, we are halfway through the 2022 season in professional tennis.
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