Chris Oddo| @thefanchild | Friday, June 6, 2025
Paris – Iga SwiatekA stunning 26-game winning streak in Paris on Thursday as she fell to world number one Aryna Sabalenka In three groups.
It was anyone’s game until Sabalenka ran away with the decision-maker and gave her own medicine (a bagel) to Swiatek.
Swiatek said her intensity dropped slightly, which caused the Sabalenka window to collapse.
“I think I lost some of the intensity, like the first set, she was very strong, but I didn’t react to that kind of reaction,” she told reporters. “It’s just what I played, maybe faster or more spins than I did.”
Pole is bidding to become the first woman in Open-Era history to win four titles at Roland-Garros, but she can’t handle the strength and strength of Sabalenka. In non-Olympic competition, she dropped to a 40-3 lifespan in Paris.
Swiatek said she wasn’t at a great level, but that was enough to make Sabalenka thrive.
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“It’s not like a huge difference, but at this level, when you play against top players, you feel the difference. She played very strongly in the third set and then worked hard and the suit went very quickly.
“I don’t think I’m too much time to reset this again like I did when the second set started. I’m back for the first time, 4-1 or 3-1 or 3-0. The second time will definitely be hard, but she has no doubts, she just has no doubts. She just comes for it, and that’s what I mean for intensity.
Swiatek temporarily flipped the script after falling behind early in the opening ceremony. She was able to extend the rallies in the first and second later, and in the first and second. However, Sabalenka attributes to the ruthless imposition of himself by the decision-makers. She did not make a single non-compulsory mistake in the set.
Her goal also greatly leveled the ground as she aimed to drive Swiatek to baseline. TNT reported that in the first five games, her spin rate dropped by 25% from her average. We think her analytical team played a role in Sabalenka’s strategy, but thanks to the ability of Belarusians to make significant changes to her strategy.
“Especially at the start of the game, she was as hard as she could, and it was very risky,” Swiatek said. “So, it was hard to go to any rally. Then, I was able to do that, so the game was not only like serving, a shot, back and a shot, but I could build a rally.
