‘She Will Struggle’ – Gloomy Prediction on WTA World no.1 Amid Raging Serena Williams’ Comparisons
11 March, 2023
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However, whenever a young WTA player performs well, comparisons always come into the picture. Will she be the next Serena Williams? And according to former world no. 1 Mats Wilander, Swiatek might not be the one.
Iga Swiatek is the perfect example of an underdog who came into the WTA tour and swiped four Grand Slam titles.
Mats Wilander thinks Iga Swiatek can’t be the next Serena Williams.
Similarly, former Swedish player Mats Wilander shared his insights on what he thinks about her tennis journey. Last year, she did amazing on the court breaking both Williams’ sister’s records of continuous match-winning streaks.
Swiatek has experienced some gut-wrenching defeats in 2023 and this has become a point of discussion for tennis experts.
However, in an interaction with Eurosport, Wilander begged to differ.
“I think kind of the other way of what people are saying.”
He stated,
Wilander had more to add.
“I think it’s great for Iga to not be carrying around this pressure of being this next Graf or Serena that’s going to just dominate on all the different surfaces.”
He added,
He noted Swiatek can not dominate every surface like them.
“Maybe she will struggle on the grass court, maybe struggle on a fast hard court, maybe against one style of player that can hit the ball hard.”
He stated,
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