Iga Swiatek crashed out of the China Open to Emma Navarro and something extremely rare happened.
Swiatek left Liam Broady stunned on Sky Sports Tennis as she proceeded to produce a performance that was uncharacteristically riddled with errors.
Navarro got her tactics spot on to beat Swiatek and boost her own chances of success at the China Open.
Swiatek has been working hard with Wim Fissette since the US Open and after the defeat to Navarro it might just be a case of back to the drawing board.
Iga Swiatek makes 70 unforced errors vs Emma Navarro
There is little wonder that Swiatek couldn’t get over the line to win this match given the number of unforced errors that came from her racket.
It was remarkable given the quality of Swiatek and it’s rare that this sort of thing happens.
Given that the Asian swing falls at the end of a long year, however, it’s not surprising to see some top players stutter a little bit.
The players are only human after all and now Swiatek can look forward to the other tournaments on the horizon for the remainder of the year.
A total of 70 errors might sound a lot but this can actually be bettered by Swiatek who made a staggering number of unforced errors back in 2021 when she played Barbora Krejcikova.
The match where Iga Swiatek hit 83 unforced errors against Barbora Krejcikova
This match came all the way back in 2021 at the Rome Masters in a last 16 encounter.
Despite making an astonishing 83 unforced errors, Swiatek was the player who progressed into the quarterfinal with that number the biggest of her career.
The China Open debacle goes in at second place when it comes to unforced errors and it goes without saying that the Polish performer will be looking to work on some things.
Swiatek recovered on that occasion to win the tournament, beating Karolina Pliskova in the final and perhaps now she can bounce back in Wuhan next week.
Receive exclusive tennis news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
