Katie Boulter picks the one part of Iga Swiatek’s game she’d love to have and would happily swap

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Katie Boulter and Iga Swiatek showcased their different game styles in a closely fought match earlier this year.

Swiatek beat Boulter in a thrilling comeback victory at the United Cup, and the match was not short of controversy.

With the match hanging in the balance in the third set, Swiatek took a controversial medical timeout that she was heavily criticized for.

Despite the backlash, it seems that there is no bad blood between the pair, with Boulter now admitting to wanting a part of Swiatek’s game.

Katie Boulter picks part of Iga Swiatek’s game that she’d love to have

Boulter did not play in February after suffering a foot injury, returning for the tournament at Indian Wells.

It was at this tournament where she took part in a sticker book challenge with Sky Sports, answering different tennis related questions.

One of these questions related to taking an attribute from a rival player, with Boulter being given the options between Swiatek’s movement, Aryna Sabalenka’s power, Venus Williams’ longevity and Coco Gauff’s speed.

When picking between these strong options, Boulter reflected back on that recent match with Swiatek at the United Cup and picked her movement.

“Just because I played Iga recently, I’m going to go with Iga’s movement,” said Boulter. “I know how tough it is to play against her and yeah I wouldn’t mind moving like that. I would swap my movement for Iga’s.”

Movement is a particularly key attribute to have on clay courts, with Swiatek a four-time Roland Garros champion.

While Swiatek is dominant on clay, Boulter did not play her first main WTA Tour match on the surface until last year.

Boulter has only won one of her three matches since returning to the WTA Tour, while Swiatek was surprised by Alexandra Eala in her Miami Open quarter-final.

Katie Boulter says what she would most like to achieve in her career

One of the other questions in this game concerned Boulter’s dream career achievement.

The 28-year-old had to choose between becoming world number one, winning the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup, winning an Olympic medal or winning Wimbledon.

Although she deliberated over these options, Boulter resulted in going for her home Grand Slam tournament.

“We’re going to go with win Wimbledon, because that one’s the dream,” answered Boulter. “That one is the dream.”

Despite being a former world number 23 and having two grass court titles, Boulter is yet to surpass the third round at Wimbledon.

She was unable to make it even that far last year, with Boulter being beaten by Harriet Dart in her second round match at SW19.

Boulter will now switch attention to her least favored clay courts, as she returns to the matchcourt to represent Great Britain at the BJK Cup before the Madrid Open.