Overview

• She employed a slicing serve, flatter trajectories and more net approaches to shorten rallies and keep her shots low on grass.
• Swiatek secured her 300th WTA match victory with a straight-sets win over Victoria Azarenka at the Bad Homburg Open.
• Victoria Azarenka accused her of repeated time violations during the match, drawing renewed attention to Swiatek’s gamesmanship record.
• Swiatek will face two-time grass champion Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinal as she pursues her first grass-court final.
• Martina Navratilova has backed Madison Keys as her third favourite for Wimbledon behind Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, underlining the strength of this year’s field.