"Swiatek and Sabalenka were not comfortable on grass": Mouratoglou on main takeaways from women's draw from recent Wimbledon

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.