Iga Šwiateková is unstoppable. The Polish tennis player, who is still 20 years old, is strongly confirming her position as the world number one, who will fall into her lap thanks to the unexpected end of Australian career Ashleigh Barty.
“Will he ever lose again?” asks the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza admiringly.
Šwiateková has been attacking world tennis in recent weeks and is currently holding a phenomenal series of fifteen victories in a row.
Petra Kvitová did not have a chance to stop the started Polka in Miami. Although the experienced Czech played a decent match at Hard Rock Stadium and presented a positive ratio of winning balls to unforced errors (19:16), it lost smoothly in two sets 3: 6, 3: 6.
“The 32-year-old Czech does not play as well as a few years ago, but she is still strong. But she didn’t stand a chance against Polka, even if she just managed to do something magical, “the Polish daily described the futility of the two-time Wimbledon champion.
Šwiateková has a hard time looking for competition. After triumphs in two WTA 1000 tournaments – the highest after the grand slams – in Doha and Indian Wells, the Warsaw native now dominates another prestigious event in Florida.
Not only did she not lose a set in the first four rounds, but she lost only fifteen games in total. In each of the eight sets played in Miami, she lost a maximum of three gems.
In the first mutual duel of her career, Kvitová did not play any breakball, she developed seven of them herself and changed four of them. Another abysmal difference was the second administration. After weaker service, Šwiateková won 59 percent of points, the Czech Republic only 30.
In particular, the match was decided by the movement of both players. In it, Kvitová could not match her opponent.
Šwiateková approached the typical fast game of a Czech tennis player without any problems, she was on time with cannon shots and she immediately went on the offensive to attack. In it, it was much more effective and accurate.
While Kvitová relies on often unpredictable and less controlled flat strokes, Šwiateková is adorned with a deadly topspin à la Rafael Nadal, which also minimizes the risk of unnecessary error. She collected only seven of them in the matches.
“I knew from the beginning that I had to play a lot of tempo because of how fast Petra was playing. I tried to stay low on my feet, I wanted to make her make mistakes and build positive energy. I stayed focused and fulfilled the tactics from A to “Polka revealed how thoroughly she prepared for Kvitova.
After a duel between two players famous for their humility, kindness and sporting behavior, Šwiateková showed her twelve-year-old colleagues with respect.
“I really appreciate her fighting spirit, especially after going through her career. I’m grateful to be able to compete with players like Petra. She’s just a legend,” said Swiatek.
Polka is well aware of her form and that she can do great things two months before her 21st birthday.
“I’m really on the wave and I want to take advantage of it. I’m gaining confidence, which then increases my tennis skills,” she warned the competition.
The Swedes are missing in Miami for the title two matches. When he defeats the American Jessica Pegel in the semifinals, she will compete for another trophy with the winner of the duel between the Japanese Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencicová from Switzerland.
If he can, he will only become the fourth tennis player to win Indian Wells and Miami in one season and complete the so-called Sunshine Double. In front of her, it was done twice by the German Steffi Graf in 1994 and 1996, the Belgian Kim Clijsters in the 2005 season and Victoria Azarenkova from Belarus six years ago.
