"Iga Swiatek's style reminds me of my game" admits Ana Ivanovic

| by Sebastian Dahlman

Former world number 1 and 2008 Roland Garros champion, Ana Ivanovic compared her game to the current world number 1, Iga Swiatek, in a recent Olympics channel podcast.

Iga Swiatek is the biggest favourite to win the 2022 Roland Garros and many compare her to Rafael Nadal on clay or also compare her streak to Serena or Venus Williams'. Now, Ana Ivanovic compared their games as she also triumphed at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris.

“I really like her style of game, it reminds me a little bit of my game,” Ivanovic said. “Especially when I saw her win Roland Garros in 2020. She really likes to run around her forehand; she has a really interesting game.”

"Iga Swiatek the clear favourite but still beatable" says Mats Wilander
"Iga Swiatek the clear favourite but still beatable" says Mats Wilander

Many other commented on Swiatek's chances in the French capital, when Mats Wilander said:

“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.”

WATCH: Iga Swiatek imitates her idol Rafael Nadal
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