Iga Swiatek is just one victory away from claiming her second French Open title, and Mats Wilander spoke about just how easy she is finding it right now after her semifinal triumph.
The world No. 1's level has been extraordinary in the last few months. She is on an incredible 34-match winning streak, with her performances being some of the best seen in years on the WTA Tour.
Swiatek's dominance was shown once again in her French Open semifinal. Daria Kasatkina had not dropped a set on her way to that stage, meaning she represented a potentially tricky opponent for the Pole.
However, Swiatek swept aside Kasatkina with ease. She reached the final with a ruthless 6-2 6-1 triumph, never looking in any danger at any point during the contest.
Speaking on Eurosport, Wilander outlined just how comfortable Swiatek was throughout the semifinal, saying that Swiatek will have been aware very quickly that she did not need to be at her absolute best to win.
“It’s kind of one of those matches where the top player goes in and plays her opponent for a little bit then realises, ‘oh okay, if I play at about a seven out of ten I will be even with this opponent and I’m playing at an eight or nine, even a ten in the morning practice and the day before’. So it gives her room to relax, play her game and then there’s no match really."
Wilander then gave the only tactic he feels Coco Gauff can use to try and overcome Swiatek, but he then mentioned that Swiatek is a machine right now, who will be incredibly hard for anyone to stop.
"The only chance you have is to overpower her and I think that Coco Gauff has a chance to do that but even then you’d need a Coco Gauff to go for her shots more than she normally does. But Iga Swiatek is just a machine right now.”