Iga Swiatek may not love the grass but relishes a battle whatever the surface and showed all that fight and bullish determination as she recovered to beat American Caty McNally 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 and reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday.

Iga Swiatek still has a long way to go to master the art of grasscourt tennis but on Tuesday the Pole took the first step towards what she hopes will be a triumphant run at Wimbledon as she beat Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-1 in the first round.

Iga Swiatek opened her 2025 Wimbledon campaign with a confident 7-5, 6-1 victory over Polina Kudermetova. The world No. 4 was sharp throughout, breaking her opponent three times and saving the only break point she faced.