"Swiatek and Sabalenka were not comfortable on grass": Mouratoglou on main takeaways from women's draw from recent Wimbledon
WTA
Patrick
Mouratoglou commented that Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka were not comfortable
playing on grass.
The former
coach of Serena Williams shared his opinion on what happened in the women's
draw at the 2023 Wimbledon on social media.
Against all
odds, the unseeded Marketa Vondrousova emerged as the champion at the All
England Club by defeating Ons Jabeur in the final with a score of 6-4, 6-4.
Despite the
favoritism of the top three ranked players (Swiatek, Sabalenka, Rybakina), they
all fell short. The Polish and world No. 1 was defeated in the quarterfinals by
an impressive Elina Svitolina, while Rybakina was eliminated by Jabeur. As for
Sabalenka, she reached the semifinals but was also ousted by the Tunisian.
According
to Mouratoglou, what happened at Wimbledon does not necessarily mean that the
WTA results will be unpredictable.
"I
don't think we are back to unpredictable tennis on the women's side, I think
it's just the grass that makes it. It's a very special surface," Mouratoglou
said.
"If
you look at Iga Swiatek, you never felt during the tournament that she was very
comfortable on the grass. Same for Sabalenka."
"The
only one that feels comfortable on the surface is Rybakina. I mean lately she's
not playing good so she was unable to play her best. So yeah we had surprising
players," he added.
Regarding
the finalists, Mouratoglou stated that he wasn't too surprised that Jabeur
reached the final, but he was indeed surprised to see the Czech player go so
far in the tournament and claim her first Grand Slam title.
"I
mean Ons was not a surprise because it was her second final here. I think she
was back to a very good level. But the winner, Vondrousova, was a big
surprise," Mouratoglou said.
"I
think when you reach one grand slam final, you can only envision yourself doing
it. Match after match, Vondrousova believed she could win the next one and the
next one and the next one until she reached the final."
"Vondrousova
benefited from a game that fits the surface extremely well. And the fact that
Ons was under much pressure to win such a heavy favorite in the final that it
was too much pressure to handle. I think the combination of the two made her
the winner," he concluded.
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