"It was tough to read her serve. I would say she kind of serves Sabalenka's, Rybakina's style in terms of the placement and the speed." ⚡️ Iga Swiatek analyses her defeat against Linda Nosková 👀 #AusOpen
Iga Swiatek's mental block causes Australian Open barren run says Lindsay Davenport after shock Noskova defeat
WTASunday, 21 January 2024 at 20:30
Iga Swiatek's Australian Open woes are down to a mental block at this point believes Lindsay Davenport after her latest early exit to Linda Noskova who tonight will play for a spot in the Quarter-Finals.
Since 2019, Swiatek has only been able to get past the fourth round once when she reached the semi-finals losing to Danielle Collins in 2022. This year, she was put under major trouble by the American again but prevailed only to lose next round to Noskova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in favour of the Czech teenager. Davenport speaking to Tennis Channel claimed that she is not the best when she plays the hardcourt majors and it is now in her head.
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"I think it really goes to show, when she won the US Open, she was so emotional right? Do you remember? She wasn't comfortable playing in New York and she thought that was her greatest triumph. I don't know if it's something about playing in a hardcourt Major or what, but she has not played well in Australia," she said.
"I think that's in her head now and she's trying to talk herself out of it through this whole Australian swing saying ‘Oh no, I'm playing. I am feeling good.’ Really Danielle Collins had that [second round] match, right? And Iga being able to get through that," she added.
"I think that's in her head now and she's trying to talk herself out of it through this whole Australian swing saying ‘Oh no, I'm playing. I am feeling good.’ Really Danielle Collins had that [second round] match, right? And Iga being able to get through that," she added.
Also Davenport was surprised by Swiatek's admission surrounding Noskova's serve and comparing it to the big hitters on the WTA Tour. "I was so curious when she was talking about Noskova’s serve, comparing her to Sabalenka and Rybakina. We think really highly of this Czech youngster, a big server wasn't necessarily on our radar. Her first serve average was 103, it just doesn't seem like it was that big number like 110 or 115 that you associate. So something about that serve really threw off Iga. Normally she's a great returner but she either couldn’t read it or she was just so nervous that she didn't react," she said.
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