\n Rewind to the 2025 tournament and a laser-focused \u015awi\u0105tek was cruising to her first title at the All England Club, a dream eventually achieved with a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win<\/a> against American Amanda Anisimova in the final.\n <\/p>\n \n Despite now carrying the label of champion into the tournament, the six-time grand slam winner told CNN Sports<\/a> that her approach hasn\u2019t really changed at all.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cSport is fair, so only the work that you do now and when you actually compete matters,\u201d the 25-year-old said as she put the finishing touches to her preparation.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI\u2019ll try to be there and not really think about the past, but focus on doing the work step by step, match by match, because that\u2019s what always works and that\u2019s the right approach.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cIt\u2019s not always easy to do that, but that\u2019s another topic.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n They\u2019re wise words from an athlete who is mature beyond her years, a player who was thrust onto the global stage at such a young age.\n <\/p>\n \n \u015awi\u0105tek was only 19 when she won her first grand slam title at the French Open in 2020, becoming the first player from Poland to ever win a major singles title.\n <\/p>\n \n A spell as the world No. 1 and five more grand slam titles have followed as she\u2019s cemented herself as one of the faces of the sport. Her profile has also grown off the court. In 2023, she became the first female player to sign for On as the brand looked to expand into the tennis market.\n <\/p>\n \n It all created a buzz around an athlete who is more comfortable with a quiet life away from the cameras.\n <\/p>\n \n She says leaning on her friends and family has helped her maintain a healthy balance in her life as she attempts to navigate all the chaos, looking for opportunities to switch off from tennis and the intensity required for her game to thrive.\n <\/p>\n \n Some of those friends are more famous than others. In her conversation with CNN, \u015awi\u0105tek was quick to credit both Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin for the support and advice they\u2019ve given her over the years.\n <\/p>\n \n Both women have sat at the very top of alpine skiing, becoming the face of the sport and carrying the weight that comes with it.\n <\/p>\n \n \u015awi\u0105tek has been able to use both as a sounding board, learning tips that have helped with her approach to tennis and wider life.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cEven though I\u2019m totally different than [Vonn] in terms of personality, I feel like watching her, I learned how to be courageous and also how to handle pressure,\u201d the world No. 3 said.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cFor years, she has been the most famous person in her sport, and when people thought of alpine skiing, they thought of her. She had to carry this sport a little bit on her shoulders, even though there were many great athletes.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cSo watching her and how strong she is, and how she presents herself, and how she carries herself, that also gave me a lot.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Vonn is a well-known tennis fan and was in London to watch Serena Wiliams<\/a> make her comeback at the Queen\u2019s Championships earlier this month.\n <\/p>\n![\"Lindsey](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gettyimages-1421739579.jpg\")
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