Iga Świątek’s Big Problem. Expert Spotted an Important Thing

Iga Świątek has not been able to reach the finals in the main series competitions for almost a year. Doctor Mark Kovacs tried to diagnose the Polish athlete’s problem in an interview with Sofa Sportowa. The world-famous biomechanic shared his theory.

Iga Świątek’s performance in recent months must be cause for concern. The Polish player has lowered her skills and has become an easy target for lower-rated opponents. The problems grew when she was eliminated by Alexandra Eala at the Miami Open. Also on clay, during competitions in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome, there was no noteworthy result.

Agata Bachanek and Michał Dembek, who run their Sofa Sportowa channel on YouTube, invited Dr. Mark Kovacs to talk. The world-famous biomechanic has worked with tennis players such as Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens, and John Isner. The scientist shared his observations about the Świątek service.

– You don’t usually see this at the highest level. You see players improving their serve speed, not that it drops so drastically. No tennis player would say: I want to serve 11 km/h slower now. Nobody trains with such a plan. Something is dappening – Kovacs confessed.

The data therefore indicates that the average speed of the five-time Grand Slam champion’s serve has dropped. Importantly, the quality of the serve, which was previously considered a weak point for our representative, has also deteriorated.

According to Kovacs, Świątek made these changes for a reason. “That tells me that either she has an injury that no one knows about. Iga may have some problems, and that’s why they’re making all these changes, trying to hide the pain somehow. Or they’ve made a technical fix that doesn’t work at all. It’s probably one of these two things or even both at once,” the expert confessed.

This opinion is,, of course,e not confirmed and is only a guess. However, in the past, there were many situations when big stars made adjustments to their serve due to health problems. This was the case with Dominic Thiem, when the Austrian returned to the tour after a wrist injury.

– In my experience, if you make a technical change, you see an improvement at that level. The best athletes don’t need three or six months to solve a problem, Kovacs added.

In the meantime, Świątek is preparing to play in the international championships in France. In the Grand Slam Roland Garros 2025, the Pole will defend her title and 2,000 points.