Poland World No.1 Iga Swiatekcoach Tomasz Wiktorowski He opened up about how the tennis trend has changed in recent years and how different it is from what he had previously expected. Iga, who won 67 of the 76 matches he played this season, is now enjoying the season.
Tomasz talked about how, until a few years ago in women’s tennis, he expected the game to be this physical. He also touched on the qualities that most top players lack, but still enough to surpass them. He noted, “Three or four years ago, I thought we were going to play tennis very physically but technically better. I’m surprised that girls who don’t have a complete technique are back in the spotlight.“.
Continuing the line of thought, he selected some of the best players of the round and analyzed the weaknesses of the players involved, “Jabeur has very interesting tennis, so does Garcia. Pegula and Gauff are one of the best couples, but you can notice technical shortcomings. Iga also doesn’t have a full technique at the moment.“
The coach also explained that the concept of technical integrity is expected to remain at the top of the game and how weaknesses will be exploited by opponents. As he was quoted, “A few years ago, it seemed to me that if we were at this point in women’s tennis, it would have been a complete technical prerequisite. I think the term “fully technical” covers all shots. In the case of Iga, this technique is almost complete“
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Potential competitors of Iga Swiatek in 2023
Following the shocking retirement of the 2022 Australian Open champion Ash Barty In March, the WTA tour witnessed an almost “one-woman show” of 21-year-old Polish World No. 1 Iga Swiatek. The 2022 dominance looks like the pinnacle of Serena Williams. He finished the season with 8 singles titles out of 17 games played, including two Grand Slams.
The Polish player exceeded 11000 points this season. The difference between him and the second placed Tunisian Ounce Jabeur is more than the Tunisian’s total points. This difference shows the Poles’ dominance on the tour this season. The record for wins is 67-9 this season.
World No.2 Ounce Jabeur with 2 singles titles this season will have to find a much better strategy in 2023 to deal with the Poles. Out of ounce, World No.3 jessica pegula He will also try to challenge Iga. The 28-year-old US player has 1 WTA title this season. 23-year-old Kazakh- Elena Rybakina he will try to protect his daughter who plays the best on the turf Wimbledon championship next year, despite falling below the top 20 in the rankings.
Another player to look out for next year will be French World No.4. Caroline Garcia Who won WTA Finals by beating Iga Swiatek on the road this season as well. USA junior Coco Gauff and Japanese old World No.1 Naomi Osaka it will also be charging batteries for a better 2023.
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