It took World No.1 Iga Swiatek a little time on Monday, June 26, to acclimate to the grass under her feet in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open. But only a set.
Swiatek, who won the French Open on the clay courts in Paris earlier this month, won her first grass-court match of the season against 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist Tatjana Maria 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 in Bad Homburg, Germany. Swiatek now has a 36–6 record this season.
Swiatek has yet to win a WTA tournament on grass, and she hasn’t made it past the Round of 16 on the grass courts in London. In the next round, she will face Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann, who beat American Claire Liu in three sets….