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When something becomes entrenched, it can turn into a serious problem, and that seems to be what is happening to Iga Swiatek with her clashes against Jelena Ostapenko. The Polish player has not started the clay court tour in the best possible way, succumbing in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 Stuttgart 2025 against her nemesis.

The defeats are piling up, the lack of confidence is growing stronger, and morale keeps dropping. Iga Swiatek needs a great result to help her believe in herself again, but above all, she needs to defeat Jelena Ostapenko once and for all. It is curious and alarming that a multiple Grand Slam champion and former world number 1 for many weeks has been unable to win any of the six matches against a player. Hence, at the press conference of the WTA 500 Stuttgart 2025, the Polish player displayed her desperation.

- Swiatek showed her desperation for not having capitalized on the opportunities she had

"Did I seem irritated today?" That's how Iga responded to a journalist's question about why she has never been able to beat Ostapenko and why she appears on the court with such an irritable attitude. "It was a close match, and I had my chances. The other times we faced each other, I could barely do anything because she was playing all the shots, taking huge risks. This time, I felt that I was the one in control at times, but I lost some intensity in the third set, and that ended up being fatal," she declared.

This defeat only adds more pressure on Iga Swiatek for the clay court tour, where she defends the titles she won last year in Madrid, Rome, and Paris. She has not won a title since lifting the Roland Garros trophy in 2024, so breaking this negative trend is becoming more than necessary. If one thing is clear from her performance at this WTA 500 Stuttgart 2025, it is that she is still far from her best level and that Jelena Ostapenko will be the opponent to avoid for her in the coming months.

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