Iga Swiatek is currently the best player on the WTA Tour, but there are still things she can improve.
Two years ago, Swiatek became world number one by absolutely outplaying everybody. She was by far the best player in the world because she played amazing tennis for much of the year.
Last year, she continued playing amazing tennis, but this time around, others caught up with her. She even lost her world number one to Aryna Sabalenka, though she would reclaim it by the end of the year to finish as world number one once more.
Constantly improving is paramount in tennis, and one area she could improve a lot in is her serve. It’s good; it’s good enough, however, it could be much better. It could be a proper weapon like it is for Sabalenka and some other players, and that should be a goal.
However, it’s not easy to do because tinkering with a player’s technique is quite risky. Former player Andrea Petkovic knows it well, and she talked about it on a recent episode of the Inside In podcast.
When I see somebody tinkering with whichever shot it is in their arsenal, it makes me really nervous because I know the feeling you have when you all of a sudden don’t feel a shot and you don’t know where it’s going to go at times.
Despite the risk, Petkovic thinks it would be great for her as she’s clearly lacking in that department compared to Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.
