Iga Swiatek continues to demonstrate incredible superiority on the court in this United Cup 2024. Accompanied by Hubert Hurkacz, Poland continues to advance through the rounds in the main draw of the mixed tournament held in Australia. The world number one analyzes her triumph and the relevant change that the organization has made.
“I lived up to my expectations in my singles match. Qinwen put pressure on me, especially at the beginning of the match, but I was able to go up even one more level. I am happy with my game, to have been able to win this second point for the Polish team. I watched Hubie’s singles a bit too. He was very confident, it seemed like we had everything under control. “I’m happy with today’s performance,” says Swiatek at the press conference.
How much confidence do your wins give you for the Australian Open?
“A lot. I feel like I’m playing well and progressing compared to last year. I have more skills to play on these faster hard courts and I’m in a good place physically and mentally. I’m working hard on the track. Each tournament is a different story. In the Grand Slams it is always a little more difficult, there is more pressure. Now I just think about finishing this tournament well, we’ll see what happens in Melbourne.”
From being 0-2 to adding nine games in a row
“I wouldn’t say that today I had that feeling that everyone talks about, we played very close games. He knew how the match started, he didn’t want to let Qinwen back into the match. I didn’t really feel like he had won that many games in a row. Obviously I realized it when I looked at the scoreboard, but I was really focused on the here and now. I wanted to be efficient and win the game. “Sometimes when you win several games in a row you can relax a little and I didn’t want that to happen to me.”
Changes in United Cup planning
In this edition, the tournament leaves an extra day without a game so that the teams can travel calmly between venues, something that arises from the complaint of the players themselves: “I am really happy that the United Cup listened to us and supported us in terms of Give us time to adapt to the new conditions. Last year the track in Sydney was a little different. I’m happy that the United Cup and everyone who organizes this tournament listened to us. I’m repeating myself for the third time, but they really listened to us. “Last year I had a meeting right after and they were understanding. It’s something that’s missing in some organizations.”
2024-01-03 09:17:50
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