Swiatek Ready To Join Wimbledon After Food Toxics

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JAKARTA - World number one women's tennis player Iga Swiatek said she was "sufficiently sure she would be fine" to join Wimbledon which will begin on Monday (3/7), after experiencing food poisoning.

The incident forced the 22-year-old Polish to resign from the semifinals of his first grass court in Bad Homburg in Germany, Friday (30/6).

"I have to take care of myself. I hope I will recover soon," said Swiatek, quoted by Antara from AFP, Sunday.

The holder of four Grand Slam Swiatek titles, which seek his inaugural Wimbledon title to add to the US Open and French Open crowns has never surpassed the last 16 of the grass court major tournament.

However, the presence of Swiatek is clearly a threat to Elena Rybakina who surprisingly won Wimbledon in 2022 to defend her title.

World number two Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus, who was banned from competing at Wimbledon last year due to the policy of organizers of Ukraine's war, is also ready to aim for this year's title.

Moreover, Sabalenka, who reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2021, has won their first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

Another strong competitor for Wimbledon this year was ranked sixth on the Jabeur Ons to runner-up 12 months ago and became the grass field champion in Birmingham in 2021.

Meanwhile, there's still Venus Williams being a favorite this year after pocketing a wild card. The 43-year-old has won five Wimbledon titles.

Not only that, but the votes for potential women's champions were also given to the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champions Petra Kvitova, the only tennis player in the top 10 aged over 30.