It will soon be exactly a year since the last tournament victory of Iga Świątek. It happened in the last edition of Roland Garros. Although the Polish woman in Paris has always felt great, she triumphed there as many as four times and once again she would proceed as a defender of the title, this time it is difficult to get optimistic. The crisis that caught her is even visible on her favorite earth courts, as the last tournaments showed. After the competition in Rome, the Spanish portal Puntodebreak alarming conclusions.
The Spaniards write about the “emotional crisis” of Świątek. “Roland Garros can be …”
In the capital of Italy, Świątek also defended the title and ended in one big disaster. It is true that the first match with Elisabetta Cocciaretto won very confidently 6: 1, 6: 0, but in the second there was a lot of sensation. Danielle Collins turned out to be better. She won 6: 1, 7: 5 and eliminated a Polish woman from the tournament. Earlier, our tennis player was also eliminated in the semi -final in Madrid and the quarter -finals in Stuttgart.
These results meant that Świątek after more than three years fell outside the podium in the WTA ranking and is only fifth place. Puntodebreak, which just before Roland Garros' start, wrote about “belling bells” just before the start of Roland Garros. – There is a serious anxiety around the Polish player whose emotional crisis is very visible. It seems that she has lost the joy of the game and urgently needs a change in her life or a longer break. Roland Garros can be either a rescue wheel that will restore its form, or the final burden leading her to a fall – he assessed.
Anxiety about Roland Garros. Everyone has already noticed it at Świątek
Jon Wertheim, a journalist of “Sports Illustrated”, has also recently noticed the “emotional crisis” at Świątek. – The results are a symptom, not a source. Stress is visible on her face when she plays. Her anxiety can be seen in social media posts and admits to him in interviews – he commented.
The qualifying rounds for Roland Garros began this Monday, May 19. The first round will start on May 25. The final is planned for June 8.