Iga Swiatek and a sense of urgency on the clay court tour

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A rising legend, especially on clay courts. This is the only way to define what Iga Swiatek's career has suggested for years, a woman born to triumph on this surface, already with four titles in Roland Garros at just 23 years old. She had never arrived on the clay swing with such a negative trend as today. How will she handle the pressure of being considered the favorite after such a rough period?

Tormented, nervous, frustrated, having lost her essence. Iga Swiatek has not won a title since her victory in Paris, facing difficulties like a doping scandal and rumors of a toxic relationship with her sports psychologist. Meanwhile, she watches Sabalenka continuously improve, unable to reach that level herself, getting surprised by other rivals on big stages. With this complex scenario, she enters a clay court swing, defending many points and needing to rediscover her best tennis form.

- Swiatek lost only one match last year on this swing

Champion in Madrid, Rome, and Paris. It's nearly impossible to surpass the performance of a season where Swiatek displayed her natural superiority on this surface she masters effortlessly. She lost only one match on clay last year in the semifinals of the Stuttgart tournament against Rybakina. The accumulated self-doubt may reach its peak if Iga doesn't rediscover her best version in the upcoming months. Any defeat will be seen as a clear sign of decline, leading to a significant loss of points.

The relief of returning to her natural territory will only match the competitive pressure and anguish of being the clear favorite and aware that any misstep will have dramatic consequences for her. She will kick off at the WTA 500 Stuttgart 2025, an indoor event, much faster with a lower ball bounce than usual, where she must start building her path to glory over the next few months that can define her medium-term trajectory. Iga Swiatek has much to prove and a strong desire to redeem herself from the past ten months.

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