(VIDEO) Iga Swiatek continues to utilise mouth tape in bizarre training method as preparation for 2024 continues

Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek continued to utilise mouth tape in bizarre training as she is preparing for the 2024 season. The 22-year-old had an impressive end to the year where she reclaimed her top spot in the WTA Ranking.

In a video that appeared on social media platform X—previously known as Twitter—Swiatek can be seen training once again utilising mouth tape. She did that before the start of the US Open as well.

However, that tournament did not go well for Swiatek as she ended up crashing out after losing the fourth-round tie to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

That defeat also ended the reign of the Warsaw-born at the top of the table in the WTA Ranking as Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka grabbed the opportunity with both hands and became the world number one.

That, however, did not last long, courtesy Swiatek’s impressive performance in the later stages of the season. She ended the year by reclaiming the top spot after winning the last big tournament — the WTA Finals — after defeating America’s Jessica Pegula in the final with a score of 6-1, 6-0.

Earlier in the year, Swiatek also won the French Open title for the third consecutive year after beating Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova with a score of 6–2, 5–7, 6–4.