The five-time slam queen seems to have found her momentum back after constant failures this season. Former World No.1 Iga Swiatek is cruising through her Wimbledon campaign this week and how. After kicking off her journey at the grass major with a stellar win over Polina Kudermetova a few days back, the Pole has proved her mettle in the second round too. But it’s not just another victory – it’s special. Why? Swiatek just entered into an elite club, graced by former WTA legend and 23-time slam champion Serena Williams, while keeping All England Club hopes running.

For the uninitiated, Swiatek defeated American Caty McNally on Thursday in a tough battle. After losing the first set, she fought back and eventually soared into the third round with a score line of 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. With that, she also broke American hopes, considering many seeded players from the country (Coco Gauff, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, and others) have already bowed out. On the other hand, Iga Swiatek has now become just the third player, after ex-French WTA icon Amelie Mauresmo and Serena Williams, to reach 22 third-round appearances in Grand Slams.

Expressing her thoughts on the match, during an on-court interview, Swiatek reacted, “For sure, second and third set, I played how I wanted to play,” reported WTA’s website on July 3. “In the first, I got stuck a little bit having good score at the beginning. Obviously Caty won the set. I’m happy I just got back and played my game.”

That being said, the Pole has not lost in a match at any slam before the third round since 2019. Now, she’s got a stellar record of 23-2 in second round encounters across the majors she’s competed at in last six years. Prior to the 2025 Wimbledon, Swiatek was going through an unfortunate phase, following her heartbreaking defeat in the final of the Bad Homburg Open on grass. America’s Jessica Pegula bested her in straight sets last month.

However, now all the negativity must have vanished away for the Pole who’s trying to make a solid impress at the All England Club. It’s hard to believe but it happens to be the only slam where she’s yet to enter the semis. Her best run includes entering the QF stage. She achieved that feat two years during the 2023 edition. But now, it’s time to settle the scores. Revenge will be on her mind going into the third round. Why so? Well, the next opponent she’s facing is another American and a familiar face who beat her nearly two months ago on clay.

Iga Swiatek looks to take a sweet revenge at Wimbledon

Yes, Iga Swiatek leads the H2H tally 7-2 against Danielle Collins. But guess what? The American won their most recent face-off back in May. During the R32 of the Italian Open, the World No.54 dominated the Pole in straight sets with a score line of 6-1, 7-5. “After losing to Iga so many times, you obviously learn from those experiences, matchups,” Collins said back then, as reported by WTA’s website. “Even though the last couple times we’ve played she’s beaten me, I’ve played some of my best tennis in those matches.”

She added, “So that gave me confidence. Then just learning from those situations, executing my game style and being a little bit more accurate than the times before.”

But now, Swiatek will only try to do one thing: take her sweet revenge. And what could be better than to do it in a slam encounter? So far, the two have never met on grass court. So it will be intriguing to see how this upcoming battle shapes out to be. The five-time slam queen would like to reinstate her dominance on Collins with her 8th overall victory against her.

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