WTA Tennis: Iga Swiatek's Loss Exposes a Bigger Problem Than Grass Courts

WTA Tennis: Iga Swiatek's Loss Exposes a Bigger Problem Than Grass Courts

For years, Iga Swiatek's greatest strength was certainty. She stepped onto courts knowing exactly who she was. Her opponents knew it too. There was a period when the Polish star carried an almost inevitable quality. Matches often felt decided before they began because Swiatek's confidence, intensity and tactical clarity created enormous pressure on everyone across the net. That version of Swiatek has not completely disappeared. But it has become…