Swiatek gives up in Madrid with a problem in his right shoulder

Number 1 stops. Iga Swiatek, fresh from 23 consecutive victories and with four titles won one in a row, has decided not to play in the Masters 1000 in Madrid, a tournament scheduled to start tomorrow: “After the last few weeks intense and four tournaments won consecutively, it’s time to take care of my shoulder, which started giving me problems in Miami and which I have not been able to take care of in the best possible way ”, the words of the Polish woman through social media. “I need a break, I’ll take some time to prepare for Rome and Paris”.

The break

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News that inevitably changes the perspectives of all the other players, closed in recent weeks by Swiatek’s competitive fury: after Ash Barty’s retirement, the 22-year-old literally dominated the circuit, winning in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami and Stuttgart with four endings without history. Last year in Madrid came the defeat in the third round against Barty, in Rome the Polish will have to defend the success of last season. With the retirement of Swiatek the draw changes in Madrid: the top seed will be Paula Badosa, hostess and new number 2 in the world. Leylah Fernandez will take the place of the Pole.