Entering the US Open, the stakes were high for Iga Swiatek . The Pole had rediscovered her prime form and had won the Wimbledon and Cincinnati Masters titles. Moreover, she had a chance to reclaim the World Number 1 ranking, a position she had once held for 11 months. Eventually, fatigue and injury came back to haunt Swiatek as she bowed out of the US Open in the semifinal. Swiatek lost out to Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, a player whom she had inflicted a double bagel on just months ago in the Wimbledon final. Amid this tough loss for Swiatek, she received some encouragement from legendary coach Rick Macci.

After a barren first half of the season, Swiatek came back strongly to win the Wimbledon title. One of the things that she improved upon massively was her slice backhand, and M

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