"Iga Swiatek's style reminds me of my game" admits Ana Ivanovic
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Former World No. 1 and 2008 Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic compared her game to the current WTA World No. 1 player, Iga Swiatek, in a recent interview.
Iga Swiatek is the biggest favorite to win the 2022 Roland Garros, and many compare her to Rafael Nadal on clay. On top of that, she is on a winning streak that could be compared to the likes of Serena and Venus Williams.
Now, Ana Ivanovic, who talked to the Olympic Channel Podcast, compared her game to Swiatek's, seeing the similarities between them.
"I really like her style of game, it reminds me a little bit of my game. Especially when I saw her win Roland Garros in 2020. She really likes to run around her forehand; she has a really interesting game."
Of course, Ivanovic was not the only one to speak about Swiatek in recent weeks. Mats Wilander, who is a former World No. 1 player on the ATP Tour, also had only words of praise for the Polish player, who will be an overwhelming favorite in Paris.
"If it was five sets, I would say Iga Swiatek is always the big, big favourite because the level she would play at over five sets, she would always be the big favourite."
"Because it’s three sets, there are a lot of women that can come out and play unbelievably for 45 minutes to an hour and in that time they could leave Swiatek 6-3 or up a break and suddenly we now need a little bit of luck to turn the match around."
"She’s the favourite for sure, but it’s much more difficult to consistently be the favourite over three sets. Iga still needs good starts in matches whereas Novak [Djokovic] does not need a good start in any match and after one, two hours, he will slowly become the favourite over a match that will last a minimum of three hours.With Iga it could last one hour and she might not have found her form that day.”
