WTA Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek - "Not 100% prepared for success"
Iga Swiatek made a successful start in the Indian Wells WTA 1000 event. Following her opening success, the young Polish woman looks back on a turbulent last year. In which the main task was to process the sensational French Open victory from 2020.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Oct 10, 2021, 08:08 am
To a certain extent, what Emma Raducanu has achieved in Flushing Meadows can be understood as an increase. As an increase of what Iga Swiatek from Poland had achieved in Paris almost exactly a year earlier. Both players celebrated their first major triumph out of nowhere. And neither player gave a single sentence on the way there.
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Now the successful run of Raducanus, who was a year younger than Iga Swiatek when she won in New York City, overshadowed the achievements of the 20-year-olds, but so far on the WTA tour it is clearly Swiatek, who is significantly more Could register successes. Even though the French Open triumph also had to be worked through for the Polish woman: "The success came pretty early, and I have to say that I was not 100% prepared to achieve what I am achieving now. With the With the help of my team and my family, it was quite easy for me to get used to this new life, "explained Swiatek after her opening win in Indian Wells.
Swiatek off to a good start in Indian Wells
After her clear two-set success on Petra Martic, the support of her team was essential in this phase: "Of course the life of a tennis player is full of ups and downs, and it is not at all easy to lose a game. There have been nights when I couldn't sleep, but experience will work that out. I'm very proud of my work and the team that I have around me. " Together we were able to master these moments very well.
This is also shown by the results: Since her victory in Paris, Swiatek has won two titles on the WTA Tour, most recently in May for the first time at the WTA 1000 level (Rome). Well, in Indian Wells, number four in the world is considered a co-favorite. In any case, the 20-year-old got off to a successful start. According to Swiatek, she wanted to act aggressively from the start. A tactic that worked perfectly for the 20-year-old: "I am very happy that I used this tactic correctly and made my debut with this sweeping victory. It will be very good for my self-confidence."