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!text-content\">\n                                WTA Tour player  Iga Swiatek reacts during a match.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Iga Swiatek admits she has grown \u201cconfused\u201d about some elements of her game following a historic loss to Magda Linette at the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<p>In an all-Polish battle at the WTA 1000 event, world No 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\">Swiatek<\/a> saw her game fall away as she slumped to a stunning 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 loss to world No 50<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/magda-linette\"> Linette<\/a> in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>It is the second straight year that Linette has beaten a world No 3 at the Miami Open, following a victory over Coco Gauff at this tournament twelve months ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-avoids-rankings-blow-complaining-opponents-behaviour-miami-open\">Alex Eala avoids major rankings blow after dispute with opponent in marathon Miami Open win<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/moise-kouame-66-atp-rankings-makes-history-miami-open-win\">Teenage prodigy Moise Kouame +66 in ATP Rankings as he makes history with Miami Open win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, this result is arguably more shocking and significant, with Swiatek close to unbeatable in the early stages of events in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old had won her opening match in her last 73 tournaments, with this shock defeat being her first opening-match loss at any event since the 2021 WTA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Defeat also continues a concerning pattern for the Pole, who has suffered a string of defeats ever since the 2025 Asian swing.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek came into the Miami Open off the back of consecutive quarter-final exits at WTA 1000 events, losing in surprise results to Maria Sakkari in Doha <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-breaks-silence-message-indian-wells-exit\">and Elina Svitolina in Indian Wells<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Having been in such a commanding position against Linette, Swiatek somewhat crumbled in this streak-ending defeat and admitted after the match that she was struggling to find solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I carry a lot of expectations when I\u2019m on the court, and I need to get rid of them because my game has not been good enough to have any expectations,\u201d said Swiatek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a bit confused, but I\u2019ll just work hard to get it back. I know I have it in me, I just lost it for a second.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cThis is the worst nightmare a top tennis player can have. Dropping in matches in level like this. I need to live through this and figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been an over-thinker, but lately it\u2019s just been so intense. It\u2019s hard for me to get rid of many thoughts I have, and this used to be my strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly played my best when I didn\u2019t think much. Now I make so many bad decisions that it\u2019s hard not to think. The stress comes in, the body gets so tense, and things get much harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concern will undoubtedly grow for Swiatek, who will now look to rebuild ahead of the clay-court swing.<\/p>\n<p>The Pole is currently set to return to action at the WTA 500 Stuttgart Open in early April, where she previously lifted the title back in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek will then likely target the WTA 1000 events in Madrid and Rome before the second Grand Slam event of 2026 at the French Open, where she is a four-time champion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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