Andy Roddick believes Iga Swiatek is ‘beatable’ and is not as strong a favorite on grass as she is on clay
Roddick thinks Iga Swiatek's weakness can be exploited on grass if opponents target her forehand side.
Andy Roddick (L), Iga Swiatek (R) (Via Imago)
American former tennis player Andy Roddick recently gave a Wimbledon draw breakdown on his podcast “Served with Andy Roddick”. With the Championships about to commence in a couple of days, Roddick gave his predictions and a preview of the draw on both women’s and men’s sides.
Coming to the women’s draw, Roddick mentioned the WTA No.1 Iga Swiatek and how the most dominant player in the circuit might not be as dominant on grass. From the hard court to clay, the Pole has been almost unbeatable, but the American reckons that she won’t be a favorite on grass.
Iga for all her greatness and her footwork, kind of has that like pogo jump which makes it tough to break to the edges with her movement. The second serve is attackable. You can beat her.Andy Roddick said
Roddick then explained his point that it might be relative, but the game plan against Swiatek is to repeatedly target her forehand side. Moreover, Andy Roddick also mentioned that surface change also affects the Pole, who is a natural on clay. But when it comes to grass, her movement is a little slower and she has to run on grass to switch sides, making her vulnerable to some shots.
Iga Swiatek mentioned the importance of the Olympics to her
Iga Swiatek recently confirmed her participation in the upcoming Paris Olympics. From the very start of the year, Swiatek was excited about the Games and was ready to play in both singles and doubles in the tournament. The Olympics are really special for her, as her father once played in the Games.
It means a lot... We have kind of an Olympic tradition in my family. Olympics were always this kind of tournament that was the most important, kind of above everything else.Iga Swiatek told the reporters ahead of Wimbledon
The Pole has not had a memorable run on grass yet. She lost in the quarter-final last year to Elina Svitolina, but this time, the Pole has changed up her schedule to prepare ahead of the tournament.
She decided to skip the pre-Wimbledon season and directly enter the Championships, fully recovered and trained. Swiatek wanted to not work herself out and will looking to bring her A-game to the tournament.
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