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Swiatek earned her nickname as the 'Queen of Clay' by dominating Roland Garros with four titles from 2020 to 2024, plus six more WTA victories on clay courts.

Yet last year she shed that aura of dominance on the dirt - failing to claim any clay titles and exiting in the Paris semifinals.

Under former coach Wim Fissette, Swiatek adjusted her game toward a bolder baseline aggression.

That shift eroded her belief in the strategy, leaving her play erratic whenever points turned sour.

Now she's simplifying with new coach Roig, recruited after his brief time guiding Britain's Emma Raducanu.

Against Pegula, Swiatek unleashed the fierce focus and persistence Roig insists on right away - yet her strokes stayed consistently solid.

Embracing greater patience and safer margins let her force errors from the 2024 US Open runner-up.

Pegula struggled on her least preferred surface, but Swiatek's unwavering intensity highlighted her growing poise.

Overwhelming Pegula's second serves with penetrating returns stood out as a key tactic.

Steeper tests loom in Rome - with either No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan or No. 7 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine next - yet Swiatek's momentum spells trouble for French Open rivals.