Andrea Petkovic says she thought 2025 could be the 12 months Iga Swiatek lastly makes her massive Australian Open breakthrough however would not anticipate it to occur after the newest developments.
The Pole, a five-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t had a lot success in Melbourne to date in her profession as she solely has one semifinal in six appearances on the event.
Final 12 months, the present world No. 2 even suffered a shock third-round defeat to Linda Noskova at Melbourne Park.
Forward of the upcoming Australian Open, Swiatek served a one-month doping ban – the method she described because the hardest battle of her life and one thing that very negatively impacted her psychological well being and well-being.
And figuring out that the 23-year-old is somebody who cannot that simply block out the noise and potential distractions – on this case it is the chatter surrounding her doping case – Petkovic thinks it can take a while earlier than the previous world No. 1 begins taking part in her greatest in 2025.
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Petkovic: With Swiatek’s character and anxiousness, there may be some residue within the first month
“I just think that with her personality and her anxiousness there might be some residue in the first month. I just don’t know if she can bring it in the first month on a surface which traditionally doesn’t suit her well with all the residue of what happened at the end of the season,” the 2014 French Open semifinalist said on the Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast.
“Once she shakes it off, I think she will start playing really well again. I think she will be great in 2025, even better than she was this year.”
In October, Swiatek made a training change and changed Tomasz Wiktorowski with Wim Fissette.
After their collaboration was introduced, the Belgian coach highlighted that one in all his predominant priorities will likely be on serving to the Pole develop into a stronger pressure on surfaces outdoors clay.
