{"id":1803497,"date":"2026-03-03T11:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1803497"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:15:18","slug":"indian-wells-open-iga-swiatek-and-coco-gauff-get-warning-from-martina-navratilova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1803497","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wells Open: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff get warning from Martina Navratilova"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Indian Wells Open: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff get warning from Martina Navratilova<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"03 Mar 2026 11:15 AM\" data-ps-date=\"03 Mar 2026 11:15 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1772536518\"><br \/>\n                            03 Mar 2026 11:15 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-coco-gauff-indian-wells-martina-navratilova\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Figa-swiatek-coco-gauff-indian-wells-martina-navratilova\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" 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                              <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Coco-Gauff-Iga-Swiatek-Martina-Navratilova-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek with Martina Navratilova\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Martina Navratilova gives her verdict on Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Tennis icon Martina Navratilova has assessed that Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff\u2019s opponents have \u201cclarity of action\u201d when playing them and have started to \u201cfigure out how to beat them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\">Swiatek<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Gauff<\/a> have both had slightly underwhelming starts to the 2026 season when judged by the lofty standards they have set.<\/p>\n<p>World No 2 Swiatek holds a 9-4 (69.2%) record, having won three of her five matches at the United Cup and reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and the Qatar Open.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth-ranked Gauff has a 10-4 (71.4%) record, having won three of her four United Cup matches before reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals. The American then lost her opening match at the Qatar Open and reached the Dubai Championships semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek and Gauff are set to compete at the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, where main draw action will begin on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/news\/4460105\/sunshine-double-preview-navratilova-sizes-up-sabalenka-swiatek-and-the-teenage-surge\" target=\"_blank\">WTA website<\/a> ahead of Indian Wells, Navratilova shared her thoughts on Swiatek and Gauff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for both Iga and Coco, the matches that they used to win easily, they\u2019re now winning sometimes with difficulty, or losing. It doesn\u2019t take much to have that happen,\u201d said the former world No 1.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/indian-wells-2026-aryna-sabalenka-elena-rybakina-prediction-martina-navratilova\"><strong>Sabalenka, Rybakina, Swiatek, Gauff? Martina Navratilova predicts Indian Wells winner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/indian-wells-draw-sabalenka-leads-stacked-top-half-anisimova-gauff-raducanu-eala-mboko\"><strong>WTA Indian Wells Draw: Sabalenka leads stacked top half with Gauff, Anisimova, Raducanu, Eala &amp; Mboko<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the final scoreline, maybe 6-4, 6-4, but it\u2019s only 100 points to 94. I think the other players are beginning to figure out how to beat them because they have the tools now to get the tactics right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have clarity of action. I also think they learn to practice against that kind of stuff. They\u2019re used to it, so they don\u2019t get on the court and say, \u2018My God, I haven\u2019t seen that much topspin ever before.\u2019 They can create topspin with their hitting partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can plug those holes where they\u2019re uncomfortable with a particular shot, the forehand or the backhand and build that confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion also weighed in on\u00a0Gauff\u2019s issues with her serve and backed the 21-year-old to find a solution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnically, [Aryna] Sabalenka was all over the map with her technique when she was double faulting. Now she\u2019s got that solved,\u201d the Czech-American said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Coco, as far as I can see, the technique is fine. Sometimes it can become mental when the technique is okay. It gets into your head because you\u2019re supposed to be in control. As soon as you think, \u2018I don\u2019t want to double fault\u2019 \u2014 you double fault. It\u2019s a self-fulfilling prophecy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re confident, that thought doesn\u2019t come into your head. She\u2019s only 21\u2026 I think she\u2019ll get it straightened out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-serve-better-problem-revealed-rick-macci\">Coco Gauff\u2019s serve is \u2018biomechanically better\u2019 as the real problem is revealed by legendary coach<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Wells Open: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff get warning from Martina Navratilova Ewan West 03 Mar 2026 11:15 AM Martina Navratilova gives her verdict on Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek Tennis icon Martina Navratilova has assessed that Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff\u2019s opponents have \u201cclarity of action\u201d when playing them and have started to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1803497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1803497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1803497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1803497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1803497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}