With 57 unforced errors in a thrilling reversal of Iella, coach Swiatek was thrust into the limelight

Last night, Swiatek's match against Ieira shocked fans into a cold sweat, and Swiatek was on the verge of being upset for a while, but the subsequent adjustments finally allowed her to make a thrilling comeback.

Under pressure to secure more than 4,000 points from Madrid this year's clay season, Swiatek arrived at the Madrid tennis tournament, where she could not afford to lose every match as the defending champion of this year's tournament.

However, Swiatek's recent form has been a source of concern for fans, with a dismal spring hard-court season and Stuttgart's six-game losing streak to old rival Ostapenko making it seem almost impossible for Swiatek to replicate last year's Madrid, Rome and French Open titles. However, her coach, Fisette, doesn't seem to be impressed, instead believing that Swiatek doesn't have much to change.

"After Miami, we made a little bit of a tweak in terms of service preparation. When training on the pitch, it works very well. Against Ostapenko, Iga was a little nervous at first. When she entered the competition, it was much better. However, the ups and downs are too great. In some matches, she served well, and in others, she lacked her first serve...... So this element will fluctuate, and we're very concerned about it. Judging by Swiatek's performances and how she is doing in training, there is nothing that needs immediate improvement at the moment. The possible changes are all small details. He replied.

Don't need to change? This seems a bit of a boast. If nothing else, let's just say that today's opponent opposite the net, Ideira, is no one to wait, and it was he who knocked Swiatek out of the tournament in straight sets at this year's Miami tennis tournament. Regarding that match, Swiatek also admitted that the opponent's left-handed return was flat and fast, which put him under a lot of pressure, and even made him completely unexpected before the match. It's hard to imagine how Swiatek could have gone on to meet this unlost match without making any adjustments or changes.

At the start of the match, Ieira broke serve as soon as he came up to take a 2-0 lead, and in the fourth game, Swiatek wasted two break points and failed to break serve, and the score continued to fall behind 1-3. After that, the two sides went back and forth, and in the crucial 7th game, Swiatek sent a double fault and suffered a break, and the score fell 2-5 behind, in a desperate situation, Swiatek finally sobered up, she scored 8 points in a row, and chased the score to 4-5! Unfortunately, however, on Iella's serve, she failed to break again and lost the set 4-6.

Judging from the performance in the first set, Swiatek's serve should be the weaker part of her technique, although the opponent did give Swiatek 6 break points in the first set and was caught by one, but what is surprising is that Swiatek's two break points were all cashed in by Iella. In addition, Swiatek was particularly impatient in the first set, as her unforced errors continued to increase in the first few games, with a total of 25 unforced errors in the first set, which was an embarrassing statistic.

In the second set, Swiatek's state was still sluggish, and she was broken as soon as she came up, but fortunately, she completed the break back in time, and in the subsequent game, after the two held their serves, they each completed the break, and no one took advantage, and the score went all the way to 4-4! In the crucial ninth game, Swiatek improved her first-serve percentage to hold serve first, and then on Ieira's serve, she won four consecutive points to break serve and win the same set 6-4.

Judging from the technical statistics after the match, Swiatek won twice as many points in the second set as her opponent, and served better, aces also came out, and although she still had more unforced errors than her opponent, she broke even under the firepower and finally allowed her to successfully equalize.

In the deciding set, a demoralized Ieira began to lose patience and focus, but Swiatek, who escaped the game, finally returned to form and broke serve as soon as she came up to take a 3-0 lead. In the fourth game, Ieira withstood the pressure and held serve, but in the subsequent Swiatek's service game, she did not get any chances, and the score continued to fall behind 1-4! In the sixth game, Swiatek won three consecutive break points and finally broke serve, and then won the game on her own serve. Although Swiatek missed the service game and was broken back by Ella, Swiatek broke again in the eighth game and defeated her opponent 6-2!

I'm sure a lot of fans have the same reaction to such a rollercoaster match, and given Swiatek's current form, it's hard to believe that she can achieve something at the French Open, given the scary 57 unforced errors in this match. Although, in the last two sets, she was able to recover herself with her excellent psychological quality and experience, control unforced mistakes, and rebound from the bottom line, but considering the difficult task this year, there may not be many opportunities left for Swiatek in front of others.

First Ostapenko and then Iella, Swiatek's clay season has not started well. Perhaps, it would be more beneficial to the French Open journey to fight more hard-fought battles before the French Open. However, from the current point of view, if no adjustments and changes are made, Swiatek's current service skills will not be able to establish an advantage in the service stage, and the forehand will not be able to open the situation, then there will really not be much time left for Fasseter......(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)