The defeat of Every Swiatek (No. 1 in the WTA ranking) in the Australian Open 2024 enters the list of surprises this season. In the other side, Linda Noskova (50th), a debutant in the tournament and in such a Grand Slam round, fought against the current and ended up surprising the top figure of the current women’s tour. In a press conference, the Pole assured that at a certain point she felt that she had the match under control. Finally the Czech triumphed 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
Iga Swiatek analyzed her performance at the Australian Open 2024. EPA
“I felt like I had everything under control. But I think she played everything without pressure because she knew she had nothing to lose. Maybe I should have done the same when I had two break points in the previous games but I wanted to be the strongest version of myself.”the four-time Grand Slam champion expressed in dialogue with the press after her exit from the Australian Open in the third round.
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“I tried to do the best job possible. Today I felt that, although I was not playing at the highest level and I had a lot of things that did not work in the previous rounds, I was doing a little better. I need to analyze it and see what I did wrong,” he continued in relation to the hard-fought matches she played against Sofia Kenin and Danielle Collins.
“I did everything I could during the preseason to improve the things I wanted. Then I got here and I wasn’t playing naturally anymore. I don’t know, for example, my split was slow at times. My reaction too. And some other things “I was basically trying to get better and focus on that. Maybe that’s why it didn’t come as naturally as it usually does.”
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“I know I did everything I could to make it work. Technically it didn’t work but I know I did what I could. I don’t regret anything. Of course I wish I had played a little better in this tournament,” Iga Swiatek concluded.
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2024-01-20 14:28:46
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