Aug 22 (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek has been not been at her world-beating best in the months leading up to the U.S. Open but the Pole has both the talent and mentality to lift her game for the final Grand Slam of the year, tennis great Chris Evert said.
The world number one captured her fourth French Open title in June but has since been upset in the third round of Wimbledon, settled for bronze at the Paris Games and thrashed by rival Aryna Sabalenka in Cincinnati on Sunday.
But the 23-year-old, known for her pinpoint serving, speedy defence and perfectionist approach to the game, will arrive at Flushing Meadows with a well thought-out plan on how to get back to the winners’ circle, 18-times Grand Slam champion Evert said.
“Iga’s very disciplined, very organised, very serious about her game and very mature,” former world number one Evert, now a tennis analyst for ESPN, told reporters.
