Iga Swiatek scored a valuable point for the Polish national team by beating Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 2:0 (6:3, 6:6 and 7:3 in a tie-break). It turns out that the WTA world ranking leader has better statistics on average stroke speed than many men, including m. Huber Gurkach.
Iga Sviontek proves that this season she intends to win everything that is possible. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia with other Polish representatives, where he is taking part in the United Cup. The first match of the new year began with a brilliant victory over Olympic champion Belinda Bencic, and during the match, the producer showed graphics proving that the 21-year-old athlete has not only willpower, but also tremendous physical strength.
Iga Sviontek is better than many tennis players in terms of average speed of hitting
Men are supposed to have more physical strength than women, but this is not always true in tennis. The best example of this is Iga Sviontek, who in this case is not inferior to the best tennis players in the world.
During the match with Belinda Bencic, viewers had the opportunity to see the statistics of the average speed of blows on the right of our tennis player. It turned out then that the speed of the Rashin woman is 122 km / h, which is faster than that of Hubert Gurkacz. This statistic is 117 km/h for a Pole.
Iga Sviontek improved the statistics of the average speed of blows from the right
It is worth noting that the statistics given during the aforementioned meeting related to the entire 2022 season, during which Iga Sviontek won 8 tournaments, including 2 Grand Slam tournaments, and also dominated the WTA world ranking leader. Her average stroke rate is slightly worse than the ATP top 50 average. In men, it reaches 123 km / h.
During the match with Belinda Bencic, specifically in the second set, the average speed of the 21-year-old athlete was 129 km / h.
Source: Wprost
