At 20, Iga Swiatek is ninth in the world and has already won Roland Garros. A major performance achieved at the end of 2020, which she consolidated by winning Rome, reaching the quarterfinals at Porte d’Auteuil and the knockout stages at Wimbledon and the US Open. A solid season to which the Polish came back for the WTA: “With Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympics, it was intense and there was a lot of pressure. And it never stopped because as soon as I finished a tournament, I had to prepare the other, often on a different surface, which does not allow me to gain much confidence. ”
Learning from this 2021 season, Iga Swiatek knows she will have to adapt: ”I can’t imagine myself playing at this level of physical and mental intensity for the next six years. There are times when I won’t want to hear about tennis. Hopefully, over the years, I’ll be able to rest a bit more and put less pressure on myself. “
Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 08:12