Five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.IGA SWIATEK (POLAND)* World ranking: 1There will be a sense of deja vu for Swiatek who arrives at the All England Club as world number one and fresh from her French Open triumph for the second year running, but sh
* World ranking: 1
The 22-year-old exited last year's Championships in the third round and is yet to demonstrate her strengths consistently on grass. Swiatek has said she expects to be"uncomfortable" on the surface. A Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2021, Sabalenka could not compete at last year's Championships due to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players and will need to block out the noise to win a second major this year.
Moscow-born Rybakina missed out on ranking points at the 2022 Championships after its organisers were penalised for a ban on Russian and Belarusian players but has risen to a career-high world number three since winning her first Grand Slam. Kvitova remains one of the biggest threats on grass, however, and has now won 12 of her last 13 matches on the surface. She withdrew from her Eastbourne title defence this week, citing fatigue.
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