"It would be easier for me to win this than Wimbledon": Iga Swiatek reveals next Grand Slam she is setting her sights on

Poland’s Iga Swiatek has revealed that she would target winning the Australian Open in 2024. The 22-year-old is a four-time Grand Slam winner but surprisingly she has never lifted the title in Melbourne.

Swiatek, while responding to a question on her social media platform account Instagram, stated that her objective in 2024 is to win the Australian Open as she believes it will be easier to win the competition than Wimbledon.

“Australian Open not only because it’s the first one but I have a feeling my game suits the that court and it would be easier for me to win this than Wimbledon,” she said.

The world number one’s best outing while playing at the Australian Open came in 2022 when she lost the semifinal of the competition to America’s Danielle Collins in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-1.

Swiatek ended the season on a high as she lifted the WTA Finals title after beating America’s Jessica Pegula with a score of 6-1, 6-0. That victory was enough to help the Warsaw-born to finish 2023 as the number one-ranked player in the world.

Swiatek had a mixed year at the highest level. The highlight of the year for her was winning the French Open where she defeated Karolína Muchova of the Czech Republic in the final with a score of 6–2, 5–7, 6–4.