What should Swiatek change to improve on fast court?

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There is a bit of commotion around Iga Swiatek and her Grand Slam season. On the one hand, a new honor roll at Roland Garros; on the other, three major disappointments in Melbourne, London, and New York. And I say disappointments because from the World No. 1, you always tend to expect the best, which did not happen on the fast court majors. According to John McEnroe, who always shares his opinions on Eurosport, the key is purely tactical, although it is also related to the mental aspect. This is how the American understands how Swiatek can make the leap in quality that she is looking for beyond clay.

What is the problem?

"In my view, one of the problems she has is that she does not want to play defensively at all. There are times when she should step back on the court when the offense is not working as well as it does on clay, but Iga insists on continuing to hit the ball hard, which surprises me for someone who prefers to play on slower surfaces. I was very surprised to see how she was not willing to accept this, that she is not willing to consider these adjustments on faster surfaces."

The missing ingredient

"I don't know if there has been a drop in confidence, but what I am sure of is that if we saw a player like Iga fighting to defend and cling to the court with the same efficiency as she attacks, I assure you that all her opponents would see her as a very difficult player to beat. I am a bit surprised that she has not made these adjustments yet, but she is still very young; let's hope she can achieve this and also improve a bit at the net."

The burden of the Olympics

"I think we have all seen how those players who were at the Olympics had to fight physically and mentally in the subsequent tournaments. It is difficult to transition from clay to grass, then back to clay and then directly to hard courts. It is not easy to undergo so many transitions. Look at the players who won medals in Paris; they all lost early at the US Open, especially in the men's draw. Jessica Pegula, for example, did not participate in the Olympics, so she started on hard courts and made things very difficult for Iga."

A relentless calendar

"I am not close enough to her to know what she needs to do, but what we do know is that she is a great player and, according to her words, the scheduling of tournaments has been a problem. I'm not sure if she is required to play certain events due to sponsorship reasons, but perhaps she needs to take a step back at some point and appreciate what she is doing. She should realize that she is building an incredible career and that she still has a lot to improve. She is very young, she will be here for many years, she can be proud."

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