Andy Rodik has suggested that IGA Swiatek should take “more balls on its backhand” ahead of its 2025 grass-court debut.

Five times Grand Slam Champion Swetech The WTA 500 event in Germany will play its first grass-court match of the season at the Bad Homberg Open.

The pole will face qualifiers in the second round and two-time Australian Open Champion Victoria Azranka, with a round-one bye.

Before withdrawing due to illness, Swiyatech was a semi -finalist in the tournament two years ago.

However, the grass is widely considered as the weakest surface of his career.

The WTA has never reached the finals on the grass and has never made it before the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, which returned to that stage once, in 2023.

She reaches the 2025 grass-court season after a remarkable dip in the results, not won a title or has reached a final on the WTA tour since the 2024 French Open in June.

The world number in the 24 -year -old WTA rankings has fallen to 8 and will be the eighth seed in Wimbledon next week, its lowest Grand Slam Seeding since the 2021 French Open.

Former professionals Koco Wandeweghe and the fate of the grass-apprehension of Swiatek were discussed by and Rhodik But Tennis Channel Live Podcast,

And, speaking about the opportunities of the pole, former ATP World No. 1 Rhodik proposed a significant strategic change that could make sweate.

Three-time Wimbledon finalist Rodik said, “For IGA, especially on the grass, I want to take more balls in the backhand side and do not try to hit that small circle to hit the forehand inside and outside.”

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“Does him make a superhero as other as RPM and is taking the ball up and away and people away from the court become a bit of a liability, especially if he has to run to hit.

“I will tell him if I am his coach: ‘The simplest adjustment we can do can take too much backhands.”

“If you are just left from the center or even if you are in the middle of the court, the ball on our backhand will be more effective on the grass that is through the court. I think it will have to mix its second service.

“She does not like the wrist profile on it, but I think she will have to run them a little more in the body.”

Swetek will face a former World No. 1, Azarenka on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the qualifier defeated Laura Seigamund in his early match on Monday.

The WTA 500 event is the pole fourth seed, the top seed and the world no 3 Jessica Peguula, Second Seed Jasmine Paolini and Third Seed Mirra behind Andreva.

Should Swiyatech win his second round clash, before a potential semi -final vs. Paolini, will be estimated to face the eighth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the previous eight.

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