World no.1 Iga Swiatek receives massive honor at Wimbledon Championships instead of Simona Halep

Undoubtedly, Iga Swiatek is currently the best female player on the planet right now, in terms of current form. Earlier this month, she beat Coco Gauff in the French Open final to clinch her second Grand Slam title. Incidentally, she won both of her Grand Slam titles in Paris.

After the French Open triumph, she is now aiming to secure the ‘Channel Slam’ (French Open and Wimbledon). In this year?s Championships, as the no.1 seed and no.1 ranked WTA player, she received a massive honor today from Wimbledon.?

Iga Swiatek to open the match proceedings on Centre Court at Wimbledon over Simona Halep

There were many speculations among fans and experts before the start of the Wimbledon regarding who should open play at Centre Court this year from the women?s side. Today, we finally have the answer, as Wimbledon announced that Iga Swiatek will open the proceedings at the Centre Court on Tuesday.?

Last year?s Champion Ashleigh Barty has retired and the next option was Simona Halep, as she won the Wimbledon title in 2019. Due to the pandemic, the tournament did not take place in 2020. So, many favored the Romanian as she did not get a chance to open the play at Centre Court in 2020. However, Wimbledon decided to give the honor to the Polish player.?

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Also, it is worth noting that Halep withdrew from her semi-final match in the Bad Homburg Open today. It appears that she suffered a neck injury which prevented her from competing against Bianca Andreescu. Also, this could be one of the reasons why Wimbledon chose Swiatek over Halep, as they did not know whether Halep will be fit to play or not.?

Swiatek could face Halep in the semi-final at Wimbledon Championships 2022

After today?s women?s draw at the Wimbledon, fans are already showing their excitement over a few potential match-ups in the latter half of the tournament. Once again Swiatek will be the favorite, as she is on an incredible match and tournament winning streak.?

In a potential match-up, we could see the Pol face the Romanian, Halep, in a semi-final clash. Before that, Halep could face Serena Williams in the quarter-final.

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Meanwhile, Swiatek has had her injury concerns, as she withdrew from the Berlin tournament leading up to Wimbledon. It means that Wimbledon will be her first and last grass-court tournament of the season.?

Can Swiatek continue her incredible win streak and win Wimbledon? Let us know in the comments.?