Iga Swiatek names Serena Williams and the Big 3 as inspiration for her dream run last season and ambitions for this year
Iga Swiatek inspired by Serena Williams and the big 3 to continue winning
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Serena Williams, the big3 and Iga Swiatek
Polish World No.1 Iga Swiatek dispatched Danielle Collins in the pre-quarterfinals of the Qatar Open 6-0, 6-1. After almost giving a double bagel in round one, the polish talked about how she looks forward to staying on top of the game by drawing inspiration from Serena Williams and the big 3. After the stocking loss in the fourth round of the Australian Open 2023, the Qatar Open is the first tournament she is playing.
Iga Swiatek quoted when asked about how she managed to win eight titles including two majors last year and still wants to win more, “I mean, I don’t know. Serena does that, the big 3-they do that. For me, it was a very nice chapter (the last year) but I’m looking forward to the next challenges. of course, this is great but it puts a lot of luggage on your shoulders. I’m really trying to shake it off and move forward“.
Iga Swiatek is already through to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open since her quarter-final opponent Belinda Bencic withdrew from the tournament. The Polish World No.1 played at a very high level against Collins breaking her serve 5 times without even facing a break point on her service games.
Iga Swiatek looked lethal in her pre-quarter-final at Qatar Open
After almost giving a double bagel to Collins and the walkover in the quarter-finals have moved Swiatek 2 wins away from her first title of 2023. She will be looking to regain the form of 2022 without thinking about the shocking loss in the Australian Open 2023.
The 3 time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek was the firm favorite to win the Australian Open 2023 after a remarkable season in 2022. But the eventual runner-up of the tournament Elena Rybakina had other plans in the fourth round as she dispatched Swiatek 6-4, 6-4.
The Polish superstar had one of the most remarkable tennis seasons ever in 2022. She clinched two of the four Grand Slam titles then. After the shocking retirement of 2022 Australian Open champion Ash Barty in march 2022, the WTA tour witnessed almost a “one-woman show” of the 21-year-old Iga Swiatek. Her 2022 dominance resembled the prime of Serena Williams. She finished the season with a whopping number of 8 singles titles out of 17 she played.
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