Iga Świątek has been doing great since the beginning of the year. After an unexpected defeat against Linda Noskova (31st WTA) in the third round of the Australian Open, she won eight matches in a row, and along the way she triumphed in the WTA tournament in Doha. Then she achieved success in Indian Wells, where she defeated Maria Sakkari (9th WTA) in the final 6:4, 6:0. It seemed that she would also be able to repeat her achievement in the competition in Miami, as evidenced by her impressive win over Noskova 6:7 (7), 6:4, 6:4. Unfortunately, in the next round the Pole unexpectedly lost to Ekaterina Aleksandrova (16th WTA) 4:6, 2:6.
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Roddick gushes over Świątek again. “The rivals are intimidated”
Former world ranking leader Andy Roddick still cannot praise our player enough, which he confirmed a few days ago. – She may have problems (…). However, he is like Rafael Nadal – he said on the “Served with Andy Roddick” podcast.
This time he decided to explain exactly what “aura” is in tennis. He believes that many players, including Iga Świątek, have an established position, which gives them an advantage over their rivals even before the match starts. – I think aura is a general term that really refers to achievements. The more of them Świątek has, the more intimidated her rivals are when they have to face her – said Roddick, quoted by Sportskeeda.com.
– She mind her own business. When she’s on the court, she stays focused, knowing what skills she has. This is the most intimidating thing. An aura is not a halo that floats over someone’s head. It involves the awareness that if it doesn’t work, you have to change the way you play. It may be uncomfortable, but these are changes you have to make, he continued.
He noted that many fans are wrong because they think that players gain confidence when they reach key stages of tournaments. In his opinion, belief in one’s own abilities is based on good meetings. – If you are an athlete, you must strive for perfection all the time. It’s not like I played on the court once in my life and you were in the first round of the tournament in Miami and we are great. Maybe when I play worse, I’ll start drawing conclusions. It’s not that f***ing simple, he explained.
Most likely, our player will return to competition in early April, when the WTA 500 tournament begins in Charleston. A little later, she will want to defend her title in the competition in Stuttgart.
2024-03-27 10:27:00
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