Laura Robson says Iga Swiatek did something she’s ‘barely ever’ seen before vs Coco Gauff at the WTA Finals
An error-strewn Iga Swiatek display saw her lose out to a gutsy Coco Gauff in two fractured sets at the WTA Finals.
The American faced her own struggles but ultimately demonstrated impressive resilience as she fought through a series of double faults to progress to the last four of the year-end WTA finale.
The win marked Coco Gauff’s second victory in 13 meetings with Iga Swiatek, slightly improving her truly dismal record against the Pole.
In the first set, Gauff missed a handful of early break-point opportunities but eventually broke Swiatek twice to claim the opener 6-3.
Swiatek, who had played only twice since the US Open, showed signs of rust throughout, struggling to maintain her rhythm at critical moments – A lack of discipline that eventually cost her the contest 6-3, 6-4.
Laura Robson laments out of character Iga Swiatek display
A scrappy second set saw Swiatek and Gauff trade both countless errors and breaks of serve in a stunted hour of tennis.
In the final game, after a few misfired forehands from Gauff and Swiatek, the Pole’s decisive unforced error handed Gauff the break and the match.
With Swiatek having appointed new coach Wim Fissette last month and having missed the entirety of the Asian Swing, the world number two, who struck 47 unforced errors over the two sets, was clearly and understandably lacking match sharpness.
However, Laura Robson still reacted to Swiatek’s error-strewn display with considerable surprise.
