A TALENTED speedster with an attacking mentality and plenty of oomph, it is hard to believe that the Poland 49th ranked talent Iga Swiatek is only 19 years old. A right-hander with plenty of speed, resilience and hard-hitting, Swiatek uses her swift movement and continuous barrage of hits to wear down her opponent making her a threatening fixture on the Tour. 

While Swiatek has not won her maiden WTA title as of yet, 2020 is just her second year on the Tour with four, two and one ITF titles in the previous three years proving she is a force to be reckoned with on Tour. Add in the fact that she finished as a finalist at Lugano in her first WTA season and reached the fourth round at the Roland Garros just last year, and the young talent is more than capable of being an excellent player on the circuit once she has an opportunity to develop. 

Jumping to 2020, Swiatek made it to the Round of 16 at the Australian Open, with her drive and improvement apparent and coming in spades after going down in the early stages at Melbourne Park in 2019. Showing great signs on both clay and hard court, Swiatek is a powerful youngster who still has much to both improve and prove on the WTA circuit, while her 2018 Wimbledon Junior title makes her a quality all-rounder when it comes to the court, with the proof left in the pudding whether she can continue to hold up that level and take out a couple of titles once play resumes in 2020. 

With a 78.3 per cent win rate across her career thus far and a fraction lower at 71.4 for 2020, Swiatek is already a talent, with thanks to her ability to perform across multiple surfaces and ply her trade with ease. Factor in her 25 aces but 18 double faults to her name from six matches played in 2020, and Swiatek is a quality hard hitter who could really benefit from the time off safely within the top 50, able to really hone in her serving craft and rack up a bit more of the defensive play style she perhaps lacks on the WTA Tour, to make for a more well rounded player once the season returns. 

Having leaped up the rankings last season and earlier this year, Swiatek will want to prove that she is more than just a one-time top 50 player and maintain her winning rate to continue plying her trade at this level.