John McEnroe suggests Iga Swiatek will be under more pressure to deliver at this year’s US Open as people are curious to see if the Pole can keep up her dominance. Swiatek, who has been ranked at No 1 since 2022 April, has done well this year but she is not as dominant as she was last year.
This year, Swiatek defended her French Open title title but also suffered a round-of-16 loss at the Australian Open and exited Wimbledon in the quarterfinal. Now, Swiatek is set to kick off her US Open title defense. Leading up to the US Open, Swiatek won a WTA 250 event in Warsaw but also picked up back-to-back semifinal losses in Montreal and Cincinnati.
Going into the US Open, Swiatek is definitely considered among the top favorites for the title but the feeling is that there is an opportunity for other star players to win this year’s US Open title.
You saw three male players share everything. Rafa, Novak and Roger. This whole situation was unusual from the beginning because Ash Barty retired and all of a sudden Swiatek was anointed No 1. She did an incredible job for a while and then she proved she could win on hard court surfaces.
Now obviously there is a lot more expected and more pressure. For the most part she’s done a great job. The fact that she is No 1 obviously with other players it would be a huge win to beat her. People in the America are hoping that players like Pegula, very consistent, and Gauff, she’s got incredible upside, that was the first time that she had even won a set off her in eight or nine times,” McEnroe said, via Eurosport.Swiatek, 22, will be bidding to win her fifth Grand Slam at this year’s US Open. It remains to be seen if Swiatek can win two Grand Slam titles in back-to-back seasons.
