The fiasco of Gauff turned out to have another hidden story: foreign media revealed that Swiatek's grandfather died suddenly, leaving him exhausted

It's hard to believe! On the clay court, which Swiatek is best at, and in the face of his former biggest maid, Gauff, the former world No. 1 actually handed over an answer sheet that only won 2 games, which is really unbelievable!

Swiatek suffered setbacks this year, missing match point at the Australian Open, being swept by Ostapenko in Doha, suffering five consecutive defeats against the latter, and then Swiatek defeated Andreeva twice in a row, becoming a veritable "ambassador of starship". It was thought that Swiatek might come to the clay season with a wave of Jedi counterattacks, but another defeat to Ostapenko in Stuttgart made her swallow a six-game losing streak. Traveled to Madrid, almost fell off the horse when facing Ieira in his debut, and was dragged into the deciding set after giving away eggs in the first set when facing Schneider in the fourth round, and in the 1/4 finals, facing the harder Keys on the hard court, Swiatek didn't win a game in the first set and swallowed the egg directly! This kind of performance is really embarrassing: what happened to the former world No. 1?

Ahead of the Women's Singles semi-finals in Madrid, some fans felt that although Swiatek was not in the best form at the moment, the match still had some advantage given Poland's record against Gauff on clay, as well as her strong self-adjustment ability.

Actually, there is some truth to this. Although we see a significant decline in Swiatek's overall results this year compared to last year, after reaching the quarterfinals in Madrid, Swiatek has become the only female player in the new season to reach the quarterfinals in every tournament. This statistic is not only a reflection of Swiatek's ability to adjust to her matches when she is not in good shape, but also her consistency in each event.

However, once the game started, the situation began to get complicated. Swiatek got into the first set quickly, relying on her own baseline point to win the service game and take a 1-0 lead. However, after that, the situation on the court changed dramatically, Gauff used his airtight defense and strong court coverage to make Swiatek make frequent mistakes, and after consecutive breaks, Swiatek lost the first set 1-6. In response, fans exclaimed, "What the hell happened to Swiatek?" Where is that Swiatek from before? ”

In the second set, Swiatek was still in the doldrums, and after a forehand hit to the net, Swiatek angrily yelled at her team to vent her emotions, and then received a warning from the referee. For this match, Gauff was always able to use the heavy and heavy spin ball to squeeze Swiatek deep in the middle, and then press Swiatek's forehand, which caused Swiatek to frequently make mistakes on the run. But in the face of such tactics of his opponents, Swiatek was very aggressive.

Throughout the match, Swiatek "didn't get any break points at all", while Gauff grabbed five of his seven break points. At the same time, Swiatek's first-serve scoring rate was only 35%, and the second-serve scoring rate was only 50%, and the entire match was almost completely suppressed by the opponent. In addition, Gauff had 18 winning goals in the game, with four unforced errors on the forehand and backhand, while Swiatek's winning goal was seven, with a staggering 21 forehand errors and seven backhand errors...... Just went to confirm, there are 3 double faults.

It's a completely dysfunctional performance, and it's on clay, and the problem for the Polish girl is not just her skills, but also her mentality – maybe she could seriously consider overhauling the team.

However, after the game, the French media broke the news that Swiatek's recent erratic performance may be related to her private life, because her grandfather has recently passed away. In an interview with Business Traveler, which went live yesterday, it was learned that the news of Swiatek's grandfather's death was obtained before his participation in Madrid, and that Swiatek had to travel to Poland for the funeral, which was confirmed by the Polish news team. From this point of view, the Polish football queen in Madrid experienced not only the ups and downs of form, but also the psychological level and the death of family members, which is really distressing.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)