Iga Świątek is not back, because the tennis she wants to play never left her

PARIS – It has been a good week to be Iga Świątek. The four-time French Open champion is back on her beloved red clay. The sun has been shining. The scorching heat at Roland Garros has made the topspin on her forehand even more potent than usual. The fates have been on her side, too, in cahoots with the weather. She avoided a bear trap of a third-round matchup against her personal Achilles heel, Jelena Ostapenko, after the Latvian lost to Świątek’s compatriot Magda Linette. Later that same day,

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: PARIS – It has been a good week to be Iga Świątek. The four-time French Open champion is back on her beloved red clay. The sun has been shining. The scorching heat at Roland Garros has made the topspin on her forehand even more potent than usual. The fates have been on her side, too, in cahoots with the weather. She avoided a bear trap of a third-round matchup against her personal Achilles heel, Jelena Ostapenko, after the Latvian lost to Świątek’s compatriot Magda Linette. Later that same day,