Wilander compares consistency of Swiatek as 'like Djokovic and Nadal'

Mats Wilander compared the consistency of Swiatek to Nadal and Djokovic who have been consistent tennis players for almost two decades.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are some of the most consistent tennis players that have ever lived. Besides being incredible talents, their ability to win matches even when playing badly kept them at the top for many years. That consistency is not often seen on the WTA Tour but Wilander can see some of that with Swiatek:

“The most important part of Iga Swiatek is that she’s very reliable now. There’s a certain style of player that cannot beat her. If you don’t hit the ball hard, you cannot beat Iga Swiatek. And it’s nearly becoming [like this] on every surface so that’s got to be such a good feeling.

When you’ve watched someone like Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal over the years, you realise early in Grand Slams – ‘ok, this guy cannot be Rafa, there is no chance. And I think Iga is setting that tone. Half of the locker room, or maybe even more, kind of think ‘well, I can’t do anything. I can’t hurt her!’"

He also added:

“There’s also a part of the locker room that think ‘I’ve got the game to maybe disturb her’. Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula… I think Iga Swiatek has done a great job, she’s very consistent, she’s not going to lose to players that can’t push her.”