Fibak stated in Interia that Świątek can handle any surface, because “she is an absolute tennis phenomenon”. However, he sees a problem with our player somewhere else. “It’s mainly because of the extreme forehand grip, where the release of the racket is a bit different, often with this grip you play unfairly, you don’t hit the middle of the racket. It breaks the rhythm of the game a bit, so I understand Iga here that she doesn’t have a passion for this surface,” he admitted.
Winning in Germany is not the most important thing
According to the former tennis player, the problem can be solved. And the WTA 250 tournament in Bad Homburg can serve this purpose. Fibak claims that Raszynianka does not have to win at all and that should not be her goal in the coming week. “Iga should go in with the attitude that her opponents are very demanding and that she has to outplay herself,” he emphasizes.
Finally, the former tennis player admitted that the conditions would be different from those Świątek would encounter in London, but regardless of everything, it was worth working through the next few days to be even better prepared for Wimbledon.
Wiktorowski is counting on quick adaptation
Świątek entered last year’s Wimbledon after winning six tournaments in a row. Then she decided to take a three-week break and withdraw from the tournament in Berlin. Now her test on the grass will be the competition in Bad Homburg. The Polish player’s coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, expects that his player will not need much time to adapt to the different conditions.
