(Provided by Tennis World USA)
World No 1 Iga Swiatek is looking forward to the rest of the grass season after managing to successfully do problem-solving in her first grass match of the year. Swiatek, who recently admitted that there are still things she needs to learn about playing on grass, recovered from a set down to beat world No 58 Tatjana Maria 5-7 6-2 6-0 in the Bad Homburg first round.
In her grass season opener, Swiatek found herself in a potentially tricky situation and a set away from suffering a shock defeat. Beating 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist Maria is an early boost for Swiatek’s grass game. “She has a different game style.
But I’m pretty glad that I figured it out, because I guess problem-solving on grass is the most important thing. I really just wanted to look forward and think about what I could change. I know I have the game for that. I just had to find it a little bit,” Swiatek said after the match.
Swiatek recovered to beat Maria
Swiatek made a great start against Maria, claiming an early break and opening a 2-0 lead. In the third game, Swiatek had a chance to go up by a double break but she missed out on two break points.
After failing to go up by a double break,…
