Swiatek starts grass-court season with win over Azarenka

Iga Swiatek kicked off her preparations for Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over Victoria Azarenka in Bad Homburg on Tuesday.

The five-time Grand Slam champion eased to a 6-4, 6-4 success over her fellow former world No 1 to reach the quarterfinals.

Swiatek’s in full swing 💪@iga_swiatek defeats Azarenka in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 and secures her spot in the quarterfinals!#BadHomburgOpen pic.twitter.com/wN2Fba2n93

— wta (@WTA) June 24, 2025

Swiatek, whose three-year French Open reign was ended in the semifinals by Aryna Sabalenka earlier this month, will next face either Maria Sakkari or Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The 24-year-old has never even reached the final of a grass-court tournament before.

Her best performance at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday, was a run to the 2023 quarterfinals.