I felt the tension in Iga's game, something switched after the previous round with Collins. I hope she will dig deep and get back stronger without the pressure and expectations. She cannot win everything, with each opponents playing their best tennis to beat her. She's only human and will achieve amazing goals in 2024!!
My point exactly! All these players are good! On any given Saturday or Sunday! Just like Djokovic. If Sinner, Alvarez, Zvera , Mededeva, etc beat him is it an upset? Everybody can play! These are professional tennis players not club players.
Sabalenka went through the terrible serve period, and it was weirdly worse. Adjustment while necessary is awkward. Incremental. She’ll come through it.
Iga was not playing her level to which we kind of got used to. In the Polish press conference she mentioned that her timing was not great, she was sometimes late for a ball or taking the ball to early. But she didin't look very upset after loosing it so she knew it she could done better then this. Let's not forget she will turn just 23 in May and has already 4 GS titles, so everything still can happen. But overall I think this year will be much more challenging for her.
With top seeds Rybakina and Swiatek now out of the top half of the draw, Svitolina and Azarenka are standing there thinking "maybe this is my year". Unfortunately this will not change anything for Gauff or Sabalenka since only one of them can get into finals.
Martina is right. Service is Iga's a big problem. Maybe Hurkach can help her out with that?also, she plays to kill every ball ,she doesn't know how to keep a slower pace .Maybe she should hayer me 😅
Hope 1GA watched this video coming from a legend. Her serves are not consistent and Martina is correct analyzing it. Hopefully, concentrate on improving her serves in her practice regimen. Tenacity alone does not win matches. Good effective serves really make big difference especially in tie breakers and match point deciders.
I have to say I agree with you, I watched the match live and Linda served very well and mixed it up well. She is now in the quarter finals, looking forward to watching her :).
Iga serve is average not a weapon. Martina is correct. Iga not getting aces. Iga also a bit one dimensional she didn't change the pace or use drop shots.
Its not complicated. One clay courter Rafa tried to bully his way to tennis top by winning RG each year. Iga is the same. But GOATs like Novak,Serena,Steffi they win each major many times easily.
She is not one clay courter. She won USO already, she is very good on hard in general courts and there is no reason she can not win AO. She won hard court majors in China, Europe, Saudi Arabia, USA, the only unlucky court for here is in Melbourne. In 2022 she was already in semifinal lost to Collins but mainly as because she was exhausted by 2 previous 3 setter games. In 2023 she got very unfair draw as Rybakina was seed 23 instead of 3 because of ban on russian tennis players and it was Swiatek who get her in 4th round. In 2024 Swiatek got by far the hardest draw. Kenin, Collins,, Ostapenko, Rybakina that was her potential path to final. 3 former AO finalist including one champion + Ostapenko who is best in WTA against her. Compare this to Gauff and Sabalenka draw.
Grand Slams mostly on clay where big serving matters much less. No, she has to improve her weaknesses to stay at No.1. She’s not the best athlete, server, hitter, mover or volleyer. She can’t stay “the same” and expect winning results. The players behind her are working to be better and are ready to knock her down. Just as Noskova did.
Why people are always counting on Iga to perform well in grand slams is beyond me. This loss was so predictable after her battle with Collins. Same story as Wimbledon.
I mean, she literally brands herself with a #1 in her name… if you’re gonna be that cocky/confident, then yeah, people are gonna expect you to win. And you’ll get it extra bad when you don’t…
@@W4TSKYagreed she considers herself unbeatable ans when she loses her comments are all about what she didn't do. Well she played a great match but got out played by a bigger hitter.
Love your sense of humor but glad to see her get this far. What 5'4" maybe but she's got some pop on her ground strokes. Reminds me of the little rocket pocket Dominique
Oh, Iga's style is too simple, she's got enough reward in the past. There's big hitters out there. Observe her games we see obviously her shots lack force and something. With this style, she only wins with stability. The loss is logic. Don't make a mess over this little one.
@@zokkostenniszone3282 she stills own the clay, who is a better no 1 then smart ass?, sabalenka couldn't hold on till the end of the year and has way more flaws than Iga and Rybakina couldn't defend Wimbledon and lost earlier than Iga in the AO and has more flaws than Iga, you sound like a hater. Keep liking your own comments.
I still pick Iga as the best female tennis player since 2017 (when Serena turned pregnant after her 23rd slam win) over Osaka & Barty. Well i agree Osaka's peak is better than Iga on hard court but she doesn't have any consistency over a long period of time & Barty had consistency but her peak was definitely lower than Iga. Iga's 2022 season is far better than any Osaka's or Barty's season. She also had 37 match winning streak (the longest by a WTA player in 21st century).
@@jkscout how quickly they forget. Ash retired when she was #1. Ash still won 3 majors vs Iga’s 4. The latter has 3 clay wins, 1 on hard (against the uber-fragile Jabeur), 0 on grass. Ash won on all 3 surfaces. Above all, I never saw Ash crash in a panic like Iga.
She's 22 years old and has a lot of room to improve. We don't even know if this is her peak. She's also human. She can't win everything, but she has already accomplished a lot more than most.
Much of the tennis media is rushing to declare Iga ‘great’, but she clearly needs more time to develop. She’s ok, but not great yet. Neither was Barty. Martina knows.
@@paja7647 Naw I think that's accurate. 4 Slams at 22 sounds about right to call her great. Right now, she's in the company of Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Kim Clijsters, Osaka and Hana Mandlikova...all of whom are great players.
@@co9971 Okay, maybe she’s great in that sense for her major wins at her age, but as good as she and Osaka are (Barty, too), I question their true greatness because they haven’t demonstrated longevity yet, like the players you mentioned. They’re great like Jennifer Capriati right now, but if they can’t play until they’re thirty, they’ll be overshadowed by history, and probably Sabalenka and Gauff - those two are in it for the long haul.
swiatek is a great lady, but as a tennis player, i find her too robotic, not pleasant to see her game, no variety, so robotic and boring... only has a plan A,,, man, i miss the graffs and navratilovas.... they could adjust and change many things when they were in trouble,,,, so boring swiatek. sorry. but it is.... no slices,no different hights, paste... only hitting.... horrible game!
Not just Iga today's every women's game looks boring. They are just ball basher with no game plan. Sorry you can't find Graf or Navratilova like player anymore. They are extinct species.
@@rajusaha855well, I grew up watching Steffi and she had 3 shots that she perfected and used well: serve, forehand and backhend slice and she used them ad nauseam... She wasn't the most exciting player but she was effective. I feel that Iga has similar personality to Steffi as well, she's not a crowd pleaser, but an introvert focused on the game.
@@rajusaha855 well, she wasn't an extravert, seeking the spotlight. She was a very private person too. These days you can hardly hear from her regarding tennis, unless she's doing some promotional stuff with Andre. I have never seen her commenting unlike Martina who is doing it almost too much.
@@irie2jonesbut still she maintanence her popularity. She is miles ahead of Martina, Chrissy or Monica in terms of popularity despite her being a private person. Iga not even close to that kind of popularity.
None of these women are Serena! Tennis is great now! Anybody can win! Stop this talking like players don’t have to hit the ball to win. You are only as good as your last match. If a player is in the draw they can win it that simple.
Sorry, but Iga Swiatek is overrated; Serena Williams was a true no. 1 in the World, Swiatek is a fragile no. 1. She's only in that place because of a weak field. I have hope that Coco Gauff will become a true no. 1.
Let’s not forget, she broke out during covid AND at a time when the women’s game was undergoing massive changes (Serena, Osaka, Barty all gone). She’s a talented player but I think she just had a really good few years that wouldn’t have been nearly as good if they weren’t for the circumstances under which they happened. The tennis world has figured her out and mentally she’s not strong enough to overcome some of those shortcomings either. The only slam I think she has a legitimate chance of winning nowadays is Roland Garros.
utter nonsense, I think you mean Barty who achieved most of her results during COVID, even if Iga doesn't achieve more which you strongly believe she has done more than 99% of all female players on tour currently including Naomi who is inconsistent.
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Martina is right. Her serve is not a weapon. And she never gets a 1st serve in when the match gets tight.
and over riding the ball on return too...good points.
Martina nails it as always. Serve, nerve, and forehand. Goals for Swiatek to get on right away and get back on track for 2024.
I felt the tension in Iga's game, something switched after the previous round with Collins. I hope she will dig deep and get back stronger without the pressure and expectations. She cannot win everything, with each opponents playing their best tennis to beat her. She's only human and will achieve amazing goals in 2024!!
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Read what the term racist means before you use the word!!!!!!
My point exactly! All these players are good! On any given Saturday or Sunday! Just like Djokovic. If Sinner, Alvarez, Zvera , Mededeva, etc beat him is it an upset? Everybody can play! These are professional tennis players not club players.
Sabalenka went through the terrible serve period, and it was weirdly worse. Adjustment while necessary is awkward. Incremental. She’ll come through it.
Iga was not playing her level to which we kind of got used to. In the Polish press conference she mentioned that her timing was not great, she was sometimes late for a ball or taking the ball to early. But she didin't look very upset after loosing it so she knew it she could done better then this. Let's not forget she will turn just 23 in May and has already 4 GS titles, so everything still can happen. But overall I think this year will be much more challenging for her.
Agree with Martina, Iga's new serve looks super awkward! Her mate Hubi Hurkacz could give her some lessons 😀
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With top seeds Rybakina and Swiatek now out of the top half of the draw, Svitolina and Azarenka are standing there thinking "maybe this is my year". Unfortunately this will not change anything for Gauff or Sabalenka since only one of them can get into finals.
well both elina and vika are out now, the side of the draw has opened up a lot
Martina is right. Service is Iga's a big problem. Maybe Hurkach can help her out with that?also, she plays to kill every ball ,she doesn't know how to keep a slower pace .Maybe she should hayer me 😅
i don't like the serve motion either. she can hit a flat serve but doesn't use it very much.
Even Steffi had to loose once in a while 😊
Don't compare Iga with Steffi. She is nowhere close to the domination & consistency of Steffi.
@@rajusaha855 I grew up watching Steffi. That's why I gave her the compliment. Obviously you didn't get the inference.
not in the early rounds of almost every slam like Iga though
Keep going ,improving Iga❤
Bless u ~
Hope 1GA watched this video coming from a legend. Her serves are not consistent and Martina is correct analyzing it. Hopefully, concentrate on improving her serves in her practice regimen. Tenacity alone does not win matches. Good effective serves really make big difference especially in tie breakers and match point deciders.
I have to say I agree with you, I watched the match live and Linda served very well and mixed it up well. She is now in the quarter finals, looking forward to watching her :).
Lindsey looks great in that print dress
Iga serve is average not a weapon. Martina is correct. Iga not getting aces. Iga also a bit one dimensional she didn't change the pace or use drop shots.
Why are these guys wearing shirts, ties and suits? It looks too formal for a channel discussing tennis.
Yeah I totally agree. Think we were watching the business channel instead of the tennis channel
Creo que Noskova pierde el proximo partido. No hay que echar las campanas al aire por su victoria. Yo diria que Swiatek perdio, no que Noskova gano.
what did they say because I don't understand English, translate please
Lindsay is so likeable
i swear iga's trying new tactic, its like shes trying to work on movement and power
Its not complicated. One clay courter Rafa tried to bully his way to tennis top by winning RG each year. Iga is the same.
But GOATs like Novak,Serena,Steffi they win each major many times easily.
She is not one clay courter. She won USO already, she is very good on hard in general courts and there is no reason she can not win AO. She won hard court majors in China, Europe, Saudi Arabia, USA, the only unlucky court for here is in Melbourne. In 2022 she was already in semifinal lost to Collins but mainly as because she was exhausted by 2 previous 3 setter games. In 2023 she got very unfair draw as Rybakina was seed 23 instead of 3 because of ban on russian tennis players and it was Swiatek who get her in 4th round. In 2024 Swiatek got by far the hardest draw. Kenin, Collins,, Ostapenko, Rybakina that was her potential path to final. 3 former AO finalist including one champion + Ostapenko who is best in WTA against her. Compare this to Gauff and Sabalenka draw.
The serve she had took her to 3 grand slams and no 1 in the world.
To use an old saying: If it works... don't fix it.
it did not work on AO and many times before AO
Grand Slams mostly on clay where big serving matters much less. No, she has to improve her weaknesses to stay at No.1. She’s not the best athlete, server, hitter, mover or volleyer. She can’t stay “the same” and expect winning results. The players behind her are working to be better and are ready to knock her down. Just as Noskova did.
It doesn't work on hard courts. It may work on the clay.
Sabalenka could be the champion.
Why people are always counting on Iga to perform well in grand slams is beyond me. This loss was so predictable after her battle with Collins. Same story as Wimbledon.
I mean, she literally brands herself with a #1 in her name… if you’re gonna be that cocky/confident, then yeah, people are gonna expect you to win. And you’ll get it extra bad when you don’t…
@@W4TSKYagreed she considers herself unbeatable ans when she loses her comments are all about what she didn't do. Well she played a great match but got out played by a bigger hitter.
SO CALLED EXPERTS THINK THEY ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!
Paolini wins it all... GO Jasmine GO
haha she too short
Glad to see her still in it!
Love your sense of humor but glad to see her get this far. What 5'4" maybe but she's got some pop on her ground strokes. Reminds me of the little rocket pocket Dominique
Oh, Iga's style is too simple, she's got enough reward in the past. There's big hitters out there. Observe her games we see obviously her shots lack force and something. With this style, she only wins with stability. The loss is logic. Don't make a mess over this little one.
Iga is simply overrated. Martina is right she played the big points dreadfully.
She owns the clay but struggles on hard courts.
@@amireallythatgrumpy6508 She used to own the clay but her many flaws are being exposed now
@@zokkostenniszone3282 have you won anything expert?
@@zokkostenniszone3282 she stills own the clay, who is a better no 1 then smart ass?, sabalenka couldn't hold on till the end of the year and has way more flaws than Iga and Rybakina couldn't defend Wimbledon and lost earlier than Iga in the AO and has more flaws than Iga, you sound like a hater. Keep liking your own comments.
yet Iga has achieved more than you ever will.
Coco all the way. Martina crowned Rybakina too early.
Coco? No way, too unsympathetic and conceited 👎
@@japomi You must be a Nazi. When did you meet her last?
@@japomi Stop being a racist. All racists go to hell.
@@japomishe won the US open and played the French open final. What are you on about
@@japomiLMAO but the person who literally brands themselves with #1 in their name IS sympathetic and not conceited…? 😂😂😂 What a joke 🤡
Hardly the “best since Serena”…that dude whoever he is has forgotten Ash Barry. Tennis connoisseurs have not.
Ash Barty? Lmao Ash and Serena doesn’t go in the same sentence
I still pick Iga as the best female tennis player since 2017 (when Serena turned pregnant after her 23rd slam win) over Osaka & Barty. Well i agree Osaka's peak is better than Iga on hard court but she doesn't have any consistency over a long period of time & Barty had consistency but her peak was definitely lower than Iga. Iga's 2022 season is far better than any Osaka's or Barty's season. She also had 37 match winning streak (the longest by a WTA player in 21st century).
Only because she retired at 25. If she had played another 15 years, who knows?@@egyptian_thoth
well no one else had a winning streak like Iga since Serena, so the comparison is not unfounded
@@jkscout how quickly they forget. Ash retired when she was #1. Ash still won 3 majors vs Iga’s 4. The latter has 3 clay wins, 1 on hard (against the uber-fragile Jabeur), 0 on grass. Ash won on all 3 surfaces.
Above all, I never saw Ash crash in a panic like Iga.
The chemistry on this show is awful. The ladies are wonderful, The older guy is a simp and the young kid is obnoxious as hell.
Great white hype job IGA
Best player since Serena? Peak Barry or peak Osaka would still edge out peak Iga.
She's 22 years old and has a lot of room to improve. We don't even know if this is her peak. She's also human. She can't win everything, but she has already accomplished a lot more than most.
Much of the tennis media is rushing to declare Iga ‘great’, but she clearly needs more time to develop. She’s ok, but not great yet. Neither was Barty. Martina knows.
@@paja7647 Naw I think that's accurate. 4 Slams at 22 sounds about right to call her great. Right now, she's in the company of Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Kim Clijsters, Osaka and Hana Mandlikova...all of whom are great players.
IGA has already developed! 4 Slams to her title!!! POOR COMMENTS!!!!
@@co9971 Okay, maybe she’s great in that sense for her major wins at her age, but as good as she and Osaka are (Barty, too), I question their true greatness because they haven’t demonstrated longevity yet, like the players you mentioned. They’re great like Jennifer Capriati right now, but if they can’t play until they’re thirty, they’ll be overshadowed by history, and probably Sabalenka and Gauff - those two are in it for the long haul.
swiatek is a great lady, but as a tennis player, i find her too robotic, not pleasant to see her game, no variety, so robotic and boring... only has a plan A,,, man, i miss the graffs and navratilovas.... they could adjust and change many things when they were in trouble,,,, so boring swiatek. sorry. but it is.... no slices,no different hights, paste... only hitting.... horrible game!
Not just Iga today's every women's game looks boring. They are just ball basher with no game plan. Sorry you can't find Graf or Navratilova like player anymore. They are extinct species.
@@rajusaha855well, I grew up watching Steffi and she had 3 shots that she perfected and used well: serve, forehand and backhend slice and she used them ad nauseam... She wasn't the most exciting player but she was effective. I feel that Iga has similar personality to Steffi as well, she's not a crowd pleaser, but an introvert focused on the game.
@@irie2jonesSteffi not a crowd pleaser lol😂😂. Everyone wanted to watch her matches. Even now her matches on RUclips garned so much viewership.
@@rajusaha855 well, she wasn't an extravert, seeking the spotlight. She was a very private person too. These days you can hardly hear from her regarding tennis, unless she's doing some promotional stuff with Andre. I have never seen her commenting unlike Martina who is doing it almost too much.
@@irie2jonesbut still she maintanence her popularity. She is miles ahead of Martina, Chrissy or Monica in terms of popularity despite her being a private person. Iga not even close to that kind of popularity.
None of these women are Serena! Tennis is great now! Anybody can win! Stop this talking like players don’t have to hit the ball to win. You are only as good as your last match. If a player is in the draw they can win it that simple.
Sorry, but Iga Swiatek is overrated; Serena Williams was a true no. 1 in the World, Swiatek is a fragile no. 1. She's only in that place because of a weak field.
I have hope that Coco Gauff will become a true no. 1.
I love Coco but don't make Iga overrated if she beat Coco 7 times and lost only 1
Martina never has anything concrete or nice to say about IGA!!! WHY all the hate????
IGA IS STRONG!? Anyone can lose as its only a tennis game not some world shattering event!!!
@@lucypedzinski1403 Only a game? You wouldn't know it with all of the question marks and exclamation points you're using.
YOUR COMMENT ISNT APPROPRIATE!!!TRY SAYING SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE!!!!
Let’s not forget, she broke out during covid AND at a time when the women’s game was undergoing massive changes (Serena, Osaka, Barty all gone). She’s a talented player but I think she just had a really good few years that wouldn’t have been nearly as good if they weren’t for the circumstances under which they happened. The tennis world has figured her out and mentally she’s not strong enough to overcome some of those shortcomings either. The only slam I think she has a legitimate chance of winning nowadays is Roland Garros.
Ash Barty fits your description
utter nonsense, I think you mean Barty who achieved most of her results during COVID, even if Iga doesn't achieve more which you strongly believe she has done more than 99% of all female players on tour currently including Naomi who is inconsistent.