After her 6-0, 6-0 triumph against Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon final, Iga Swiatek said, “ It’s something that is just surreal. I feel like tennis keeps surprising me, and I keep surprising myself. ” After her performance on grass, everyone expected her to carry forward that momentum to the North American hard-court swing as well. But unfortunately for Swiatek, she went down to Clara Tauson in the R16 of the Canadian Open in straight sets. Swiatek committed 46 unforced errors, 25 of which were from her forehand. Following an end to her incredible nine-match winning streak, Swiatek admitted that her high error count cost her the match.

Having said that, she also added, “ These matches are also an opportunity to learn. ” Taking lessons from that match, Swiatek made a strong start a

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