5 Lessons to Learn from Iga Swiatek - The Queen of Clay

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Do you think Iga will become the GOAT of clay for the WTA tour?

[@PandaBG-qp9kz]

Who knows, time will tell. who knows a new goat comes

[@davidperman7517]

Her style seems perfect for clay. And the forehand spin will definitely help her dominance.

[@eirienhih]

She's halfway there, and she still has like 10 years of playing to do it 😊 I hope she's gonna beat Chrissy's 7 RG record at some point

[@dn-anonymous]

Seems likely but depends on health. I thought in 2020, the female rafa, immediately. It took time, but its worth the wait.

[@caterinasorrenti4880]

Iga is my favorite tennis player ever, I admire her very much, thanks for the video! ❤

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

My pleasure 🙏

[@slavbozyk7132]

Great video 👍 It should be watched by all tennis players, beginners and experienced.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Many thanks 🙏

[@АннаФ-с7д]

Puppies are adorable 💕

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thank you 🙏 they wouldn’t let me film 🎥 without being in the shot

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Excellent! Thank you so much! 👍

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

My pleasure 🙏

[@photobearcmh]

Iga's footwork is the best since Roger. Just mesmerizing to watch.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

It’s a joy to watch. She makes it look easy, yet we all know how hard it is to move with that intensity for prolonged periods

[@SubtleForces]

I agree. In addition to that and although not mentioned in the video, Roger is certainly the most virtous player with rising balls on the men's circuit and Iga reminds me more of him, then Agassi or Djoko.

[@piotrrostow]

Wonder what are her coach's influences in that regard?

[@nielosoweznaki]

Like Muhammad Ali

[@piotrrostow]

@@nielosoweznaki haha similar crossed my mind

[@АннаФ-с7д]

Thank you for the video 🏆

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

My pleasure 🙏

[@olafsrensen9578]

Super tecnical analyse . Every word correct !

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Many thanks 🙏

[@magdalenastankiewicz7206]

Great lesson, thank you. This puppy… 🐶♥️

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Many thanks 🙏

[@Yvagne]

Great review of Iga's Tennis game and so adorable furbabies! 😊❤ Awww please get the two of them ice creams. 😅

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

I got them and their siblings all some nice ice cream 🍦 😂

[@maciekszymanski8340]

Thanks for so deep and clear insight in the Iga's technique. But there's much more what makes her so succesful on the court. I believe it's her ability to read opponents and react properly. The way she made Gauff look pathetic was just clinical - just aim on her forehand, which is Coco's weak point, and she was helpless.

[@albertopiergiorgi5980]

Myślę,że w pierwszej 50 WTA, czy ATP wszyscy są na tym samym poziomie technicznym i potrafią to samo. Liczy się więc tylko mental i odporność psychiczna. Iga taka jest, co pokazała w spotkaniu z Naomi. Z takiego gówna potrafią wychodzić tylko najlepsi. Pzdr.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

There’s much more to her game. But I believe these elements give her a huge edge.

[@magdalenaborek8350]

@@albertopiergiorgi5980lol😂

[@chenesaimatarutse3776]

She did that on difficult Osaka and won against all odds. That's her biggest technique

[@druhboruh858]

Nikt tu nie wspomina o dosc osobliwej technice Igi, ktora uniemozliwia przeciwniczkom "czytanie jej" uderzen i dlatego sa one zazwyczaj spoznione. Ma to cos wspolnego z polozenia jej lokcia blisko ciala.

[@DonSyndrome]

Thanks for the advice. Will try to implement it.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Best of luck with the improvements 🙏

[@pawelworonko9]

Nice analize!!

[@МаксимЧучкалов-ж7щ]

Thank you for Lessons. Simon top coach! I like dogs too - super!

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Many thanks 🙏

[@every1needstoknow]

Thank you

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

My pleasure 🙏

[@sefermemisoglu3800]

Thanks Simon, very nice that you analyze what makes players distinguished from the rest. It is a real gem. You talk about her extreme racquet head speed; The racquets are extensions of players' arms, and bodies; and they are kind of prostheses. Therefore I have also a keen interest in how they make racquets fit their play and their body. If you also extend your analysis into this aspect(what type of racquet, how is that customised, strings, specs etc.) I would like it as I'm extremely curious about this inside topic of star players. Thanks so much!!!✨👍🙏

[@tuinuituinui7126]

I'm a physical therapist and I understood this clip really clearly. Previously, iga hinted about her movements being adjusted during play, this clip clearly describes energy accumulation and energy bursting. While hitting iga's balls, thanks for the great clip.

[@spooky1304]

3:50 I do a sideways shuffle to get to BH returns my legs don't cross - unless its a real dive in which case I push off with the left foot and then my legs cross over as per your first example.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

The main thing to avoid is stepping across too early which blocks your reach

[@spooky1304]

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yeah. I think its a shuffle - I've never filmed myself. I think I push off with the left foot either way and either shuffle or cross step. Bear in mind I'm a 1 hander so even if I did step over with the right foot first I can still reach a long way - that would be more likely on a dive and would end in a very closed stance. Does that make sense..? Bit hard to describe.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

It does, but without stepping out firstly with your outside leg, you’ll never get the body weight behind the return. I cover it in more detail here - m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2HJpGiNbNd8qM0

[@batmon696]

What do you think she can do to have a better time on especially grass and somewhat hardcourt?

[@maciekszymanski8340]

Iga is an ambitious person. She'll find the way to play on any surface. Tbh the grass court is an abandoned clay court ;)

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

I think she needs to continue improving her serve, something she’s already been doing. A low slice BH would be a great addition to her game for grass, and coming to net more often to apply extra pressure to opponents. Flattening out her shots would also help, but that takes a lot of work when you’ve modelled your game so much on Rafa

[@SmithyPL]

1. Iga won every biggest hard court tournament other than AO, she's more accomplished than Sabalenka/Rybakina on hard (Sabalenka lacks IW/Miami/USO/Beijing/Finals) 2. Iga doesn't take Wimbledon seriously in 2024 due to Olympic Games on RG courts. Her father had a chance for Olympic medal as an olympic rower but couldn't start due to his partner's failure of some kind (injury or other idk) He made Iga especially wanting that olympic medal + we treat Olympic Gold much higher than Grand Slam title in Poland, no bigger honor.

[@ragekiran]

Above All IgaSwiatek Strength 💪 Is Her Mindset...

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

💯

[@mercedeszerquera-blanco1425]

Hi, could you please show me one handed play with your movement?

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Here is a lesson on the one handed backhand - m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2rUlWaFfJWFqJo

[@DonSyndrome]

This advice is gold.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Many thanks 🙏

[@willkittwk]

You'd never break my serve on that court Simon.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

You’d never be able to serve on that court. There’s a giant wall behind the camera 😉

[@InsanityPrawnBoy8]

Clicked for Iga, liked for content, but where is a double like for puppies?!

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

Inspiring video! So vital this information and I’ll use your lesson on the court tomorrow! Ps: thanks to you I won another ITF Masters singles title 🎾🏆❤️

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Vamos 💪 Great job 👏

[@Randotron2000]

Great video. But why is your tennis court so small??.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

It’s a wall court

[@dennisthegreek5336]

It was in a court similar to this where padel tennis was invented in Mexico, about 60 years ago!

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Amazing

[@albertopiergiorgi5980]

Interesting thing: Pete Sampras the king of tennis once never won one RG slam although he struggled very much.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Sampras was definitely the king of tennis during his career, but he’s now 4th on the list after Djokovic, Nadal and Federer

[@albertopiergiorgi5980]

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yep. And those will be there too when Djokovic, Nadal and Federer 2.0 come. This is called the natural order of things. I'm old enough to remember how the famous Borg - McEnroe duels were described as "superhuman" - and now , when you watch them, you get the feeling that any girl in the top 50 of the WTA would have won with any of them.

[@graemenoeldeans]

fascinating for me she is simply the best does the same on hard

[@Grugbuytheberry]

Bribing us with puppies, damn you it works!😆

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

I wasn’t planning on putting them in the video, but both of them wouldn’t stop squeaking next to the court until I picked them up 😂

[@dalileo8256]

Iga Swiatek is the best if the best 👸😍🤩🌎💪🎾🥯🏆🏆🏆❤️

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@mattar8432]

mo®ons will still write that iga only wins because she hits the ball once to the right once to the left xD

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

🤣

[@dl3350]

I really like Iga, but I thought Chris Evert has seven French Open titles.

[@davidperman7517]

I think Iga has a good chance of beating that eventually.

[@xxgwxx570]

Iga will surpass her

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Evert had 7 titles in total, Iga is only 23 and has 4 already. Hence why I say Iga can go down as the GOAT on clay when she’s finished her career

[@larrygraham1224]

Iga's results are admittedly impressive on any surface but "The Queen of Clay"? Before we bestow that title upon her let's keep a proper perspective by not overlooking the accomplishments on this surface by Chris Evert. Her records at the French Open, despite skipping two years for World Team Tennis, and at the US. Open, when it was played on clay, will require superhuman results over an incredible amount of time to match. Iga is great but good luck matching the Evert numbers.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

She’s on track to overtake Evert. 23 and four French opens already

[@concepcionur2291]

Por qué iga corre con las piernas tan abiertas? Ojalá fuera un poco elegante

[@andreandree4384]

iga is ok, sorry but now she can dominate women tennis after Ashleigh Barty retired early in her career. while barty was still playing, iga couldnt claim the top stop lol.

[@JozefD73]

What a bs, Iga is today like 3 times better than she was while Ashleigh was still playing. Both physically and mentally. Back than she was coached by Piotr Sierzputowski, pretty good coach, but he was unable to fully unlock her potential. Since she get into Tomasz Wiktorowski hands, everything just explode. Btw noone forced Ashleigh to retire...maybe she saw, that she won't be able to compute with Iga in future and that's why she gived up.😋

[@andreandree4384]

@@JozefD73 people can have their denial moment and make stories here and there to fit their reality, but the facts were iga couldn't make it to the top while Barty was playing, this is a reality and not your expectations hahaha. Furthermore Iga can improve and so was Barty too 😅😅😅😅. and if barty retired, there are plenty of interviews of her explaining that and it certainly not the fear of Iga hahahhah... like Fed would have retired when you couldnt beat nadal in french open ahahha..hilarious you are..

[@pawelmod3292]

@@andreandree4384so who would dominate tennis if Barty would stay? Barty? C’mon. She has retired because she knew wat is coming. And she has found a got moment to give up as she has got still number one. Just compare Iga’s statistics without Barty, against Barty’s statistics without Iga. You can clearly see who is/was more dominant.

[@andreandree4384]

@@pawelmod3292 denial and more denial. Don't waste your time speculating on something that didn't happen but the facts are undeniable, Iga couldn't win the top spot when Barty was playing 😂 even your stats can't explain that. 😆. Just accept it and move on with it 😂 dear and stop speculating for nothing and waste your energy 😂

[@leotka]

​@@andreandree4384Barty is not so skilled as Iga. She was winning because was older and more experienced. If she come back now she will be demolished by Iga and not only her.