Chris Evert says it is true that mentally preparing yourself for a Grand Slam after just winning one is not easy and acknowledges that grass is not Iga Swiatek’s best surface but adds that it is “silly” to think that the Pole can’t win the title at The Championships.
During the clay season, Swiatek was lights out as she won back-to-back WTA 1000 titles in Madrid and Rome before completing a three-peat at the French Open and improving to five Grand Slam titles. But doing so well came with a price since the 23-year-old Pole was left mentally and physically exhausted, which forced her to skip Berlin so she could rest.
As a result, world No. 1 Swiatek is entering Wimbledon – which is the lone Grand Slam where she hasn’t had a semifinal – without a match played on grass this year.
But Evert, a former 18-time Grand Slam champion and a three-time Wimbledon winner, wasn’t surprised by Swiatek’s move since she believes the Pole probably needed “a full week to get back on track.” And that wasn’t the only challenging thing as Evert highlights there is always “a let down” after winning a Slam and added that Swiatek might be thinking about the Paris Olympics in the back of her mind.
“I don’t know. I wonder where her head is right now as far as Wimbledon. It…
