: Wimbledon 2022: Swiatek starts favourite for womens singles title #IndiaNEWS #News London: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek, on a superb winning streak, will start as a favourite for the womens singles title

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London: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek, on a superb winning streak, will start as a favourite for the womens singles title at Wimbledon 2022, which gets underway on Monday without defending champion Ashleigh Barty.
But Swiatek has done a remarkable job stepping into Bartys shoes after the former number ones sudden retirement in April. The 21-year-old Polish star has not lost a match since taking over the top spot on the WTA Tour and will be hoping to go undefeated in the years third Grand Slam. Swiatek is looking for her second career Grand Slam after winning the French Open.
On Tuesday at Wimbledon, Swiatek will once again step into Bartys shoes. With the retirement of the defending champion, Swiatek has been given the honor of opening play on Centre Court. It is an honor made even more special this year, as Wimbledon celebrates 100 years of Centre Court in its current location.
I know that there have been some discussions about who should open, and I feel really privileged that Ive been chosen, Swiatek told reporters at Media Day. There are many players here who have won Wimbledon and had a great tournament. I wasnt expecting that because still I only made it to the fourth round last year and thats my best result.
I feel privileged and proud of myself mostly. Hopefully, its going to be a good show, she was quoted as saying in a report on the WTA website.
Last year at Wimbledon, Emma Raducanu made her tournament debut as a wildcard ranked No. 338 and put together an inspired run to the Round of 16. A year on, the 19-year-old British star is the reigning US Open champion and No. 10 seed at her home Slam.
In just her second Wimbledon main draw appearance, Raducanu will make her Centre Court debut when she faces Belgiums Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round on Monday. She has been scheduled between two of the games greats, with six-time champion Novak Djokovic opening play before her and two-time champion Andy Murray to follow. Ons Jabeur will also be in action on an opening day.
The Tunisian will celebrate her rise to a career-high ranking at No. 2 by kicking off play on a show court for the second straight Slam. But this time, Jabeur will be on her toes. As in Paris, Jabeur comes into Wimbledon as one of the in-form players and favorites for the title, having won her second title of the season in Berlin.
But at Roland Garros, Jabeur struggled to handle the nerves of being in the first match on Court Philippe Chatrier on Day 1, losing in three sets to Magda Linette. Jabeur says she took a lot of lessons from the loss, which proved true in watching her handle the pressure of being the top seed in Berlin. But Monday will be an important test and an opportunity to put her Paris heartbreak behind her.

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