Fabien Le Floc’h, media365: published on Thursday 01 May 2025 at 11:22 p.m.
Eliminated in the semi-finals in Madrid this Thursday, Iga Swiatek seems to be very far from his best level and in mental difficulty.
Less than a month before the start of Roland-Garros (May 25-June 25), IGA Swiatek took a real lesson from Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the Madrid tournament (6-1, 6-1). Triple title holder on the side of the Porte d’Auteuilthe Polish has never seemed able to oppose real resistance to the American. Finalist of the last two editions in Madrid, the world number two seems to have been going through the Madrid tournament since the start of the Madrid tournament a complicated period on the mental level. “My tennis was in a sawfall during most of the tournament,” she even recognized after her elimination this Thursday. I did not play well, even the matches I won. »»
In tears during a side change
Throughout the week, and despite the accumulated victories, Iga Swiatek only seemed to be one pale version of the player she has been in recent years on clay. She had a lot of trouble managing her emotions, breaking several rackets on Spanish clay. An impression confirmed during a change of side during the second set against Coco Gauff this Thursday, when the Polish placed a towel on her head to be likely to burst into sobs. According to journalist Benoît Maylin, The Polish would have lost her grandfather a few days ago. This could explain these difficulties to focus on tennis in recent days, she who has made an express round trip in Poland before the tournament start.
Touched by the distress of Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud, who qualified this Thursday for the semi-finals in the male table by beating Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 7-5), sent him a message of support relating to his social networks.
« Keep your head high Iga. Like millions of people, I love to watch you play, wrote the Norwegian on his X account. It was not your day but you are inspiring for so many people, you will come back stronger than ever. It will be after a few days of cut, which could do him the greatest good.
