- Iga Swiatek hit a mind-boggling "hotdog" shot in her Bad Homburg match against Jil Teichmann.
- The world No. 1 took the point and went on to win the Round of 16 match in straight sets.
Iga Swiatek delivered a mind-boggling "hotdog" — a between-the-legs shot also known as a "tweener" — during her Round of 16 match at the Bad Homburg Open.
And as if pulling off the shot wasn't impressive enough, the world's top-ranked women's tennis player managed to win the point.
After the four-time Grand Slam champion charged the net during the fifth game of the first set, her opponent — Switzerland's Jil Teichmann — lobbed a shot towards the back of the court. Swiatek hustled backwards and, while facing away from the net, struck the ball through her legs and over the net.
Teichmann didn't appear to expect the shot to make it back to her, but once it did, she delivered a backhand to the far flank of the court. It sailed wide, giving Swiatek a crucial break point packed with style.
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Swiatek went on to win the match comfortably in straight sets, advancing to her first-ever quarterfinal match at a grass tournament. She takes on No. 39 Anna Blinkova for a spot in the semis on Thursday.
It's undoubtedly an encouraging sign for the 2023 French Open champion, who's yet to find the same success on grass as she has on clay and hard courts. And with Wimbledon — the lone grass-court Grand Slam and arguably tennis' most prestigious event — just days away, Swiatek's success and apparent confidence in Bad Homburg may signal that she's now ready to tackle her weakest surface on the sport's grandest stage.
"It's getting easier every year to convert my clay-court style to more grass-court style," Swiatek said after the match, per WTA. "I think it will come with experience."
"I'm pretty positive about my future on grass," she added.