"I don't think she's great for Women's Tennis": Bold call from Arias surrounding Swiatek, wants to see more personality from World No.1
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Former world number five America’s Jimmy Arias believes that
current women’s world number Iga Swiatek’s lack of ‘personality’ is not good
for the sport.
The 22-year-old is the leading player in the women’s singles
category, despite being still very young.
Arias was quoted in a report where he stated that he would
like to see more personality from Swiatek.
"From my standpoint, I don't think she's been great for
women's tennis,” he said. “Because she wears her hat so low that you can't even
see her face or her eyes during a match, so you don't get a connection as much
as you could. So, I don't mind her getting angry in some ways, but I want to
see her personality."
Swiatek is coming on the back of a rather disappointing time in
Wimbledon 2023 where she was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Ukraine’s tennis
star Elina Svitolina with a score of 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Despite that result, Swiatek will be slightly pleased with
her performance in the third Grand Slam of the year as it was her best outing
in London.
The Warsaw-born is currently taking part in a tournament in
her home town where she is currently facing Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer for a
spot in the final.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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