Iga Swiatek is like a sponge curious about anything and everything and Kim Clijsters thinks it's key to her success.
Tennis is a really unusual sport where newcomers rub elbows with legends in the locker rooms, making it a great place to pick up some game knowledge. Most players are naturally curious, but Swiatek, according to Clijsters, just has an open attitude and a quick rate of information absorption.
"This year and the last few years, I've loved watching her [Iga Swiatek] grow, not just on the tennis court, but mentally as well," said Clijsters on the Craig Shapiro podcast. The Belgian marvelled at how Swiatek was was able to improve her game:
"Just the way that she's able to improve her game. She has such an open mindset to learn and absorb from all the greats that walk around at the Grand Slams, from coaches. She listens to commentators, she picks up so many things and is able to absorb it better than anyone I've seen on the women's tour."
"You can tell that she was able to win a lot of tournaments when she was younger because she was able to bring so many balls back than the other girls as she was so much more consistent," continued Clijsters adding:
"But what she's been able to do is take control of the offensive part of the game and she's been able to really learn how to do that. That's something that's really hard to do when your nature is to be a bit more defensive and to rely on your movement."
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