Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Thursday, May 1, 2025
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The second group is halfway through, a frustrated Iga Swiatek In a day of frustration, slam a wandering ball from the red clay.
Coco Gofu The destruction ball was unleashed as defending champion Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to collect her first Madrid Open final.
Swiatek has been in her first final since winning Roland Garros last June.
Swiatek then told the media in Madrid. “Today sure, everything collapsed, and both tennis, I felt like I wasn’t in the right position even before shooting.
“So I wish I could do better because I think it would give me any chance to rebound because it is usually what happens.
Overall, Swiatek, No. 2, dominated Gauff, winning 11 of the first 14 meetings, including sweeping all 10 sets of their game on Clay. In fact, before distributing today’s defeat, Goff won only more than five games in the clay game, which won once in their competition, which won the game 7-6 (3), 6-3 at the Maiden Conference in the 2021 Roma semifinals.
The 21-year-old Gauff serves almost flawlessly: She slammed seven ACEs, including several ending aces, won 19 of 21 first games, and did not face a breakout point.
The biggest shocker of this frustration was that Goff stood boldly on his toes, while Swiatek made a forehand exchange and defeated the dominant Roland Garros champion.
It seems Swiatek doesn’t believe she can hang up. The second seed often finds confusion when she tries to change direction and moves downward. Swiatek spread 21 forehand errors, while Gauff made only four forehand errors.
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Scratch below the scoring line and think Swiatek faces some serious challenges in several ways. She hasn’t reached the finals for 11 months and she feels pressure to defend 4,000 ranking points in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros titles, powerful ball shooters including Goff, nemesis, Cresnis, defending 4,000 ranking points Jelena Ostapenko,,,,, Mirra Andreeva and Madison Keys Disdainful, she has not found her second place with coach Wim Fissette.
In today’s post-match press, Swiatek revealed some pressure and totally confused that she had no plans.
“It’s certain that I don’t feel like I’m going well, and for most games, tennis is like kickoff,” Swiatek said. “So I’m not sure what’s in my toolbox, but yes, like I didn’t even plan B, because nothing works today, so, yes.”
Swiatek said playing the weight of the world on her shoulders, with 4,000 ranking points hanging over her head, and he said she had to get rid of the pressure and find her feet in this crucial championship defense game.
“I feel heavy to be sure, and you’re like forcing everything, not following your intuition and doing it yourself,” Swiatek said. “Because I know my actions, I usually don’t have to think too much about it. But in the past few weeks, it’s not that easy.
“I kept forcing myself to lower because my feet were more precise.
