Iga Swiatek leaves tennis pundit ‘really disappointed’ despite sitting at world No.1

Former world No. 7 Barbara Schett has admitted to being “really disappointed” with Iga Swiatek’s recent performances at Wimbledon and the US Open, with the pundit unsurprised that she has announced a change in direction.

Swiatek has spent over 120 weeks at the top of the WTA rankings but won just two Grand Slam titles in the past two years, both of them coming at the French Open. Roland Garros has been the venue for four of her five Major wins, the other coming at the US Open in 2022.

She has not reached a semi-final outside of Paris since that win at Flushing Meadows, prompting some concern about her ability to perform on a surface that isn’t clay.