INDIAN WELLS: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff said they drew inspiration from American figure skater Alysa Liu’s dramatic return from burnout to Olympic gold, a comeback all the more remarkable considering how abruptly her career had seemed to end.
Liu stunned the world by retiring aged 16 after the Beijing Games in 2022 citing burnout, but returned and put on a dazzling display at the Milano Cortina Games last month to snap a 20-year Olympic medal drought for Americans in the women’s event.
“I think overall what happened in figure skating was super interesting, from a psychological point of view,” tennis world number two Swiatek told reporters ahead of the Indian Wells tournament on Tuesday.