“They’re not treating you as a human,” Iga Swiatek opens up about the pressure of being on top after at the 2023 Australian Open
World No.1 Iga Swiatek talks about the pressure of being on top after the hard fought first round victory at the Australian Open 2023.
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Polish World No.1 Iga Swiatek is on course for a second straight Grand Slam title as she cruised past Jule Niemeier 6-4,7-5 in the first round of the Australian Open 2023. Though she has work to do on her service games, the overall game looked well enough for the Polish star. The 21-year-old is yet to win an Australian Open title in her already remarkable career.
After the first-round win, Swiatek had her say about the mental pressure the top players have to endure, “Sometimes they’re not treating you as a human but like a robot“. She was always open about mental health and her recent book “The Story of a Polish Introvert” talks a lot about the mindset that helps her and motivates her as such. She also touched upon the people expecting her to win these first-round matches very easily but as per her “Each match is different.”
Swiatek talked about the focus of the people on just numbers and the expectations they have for her. As a part of this conversation only, the reference to robots came up in her press conference. She is scheduled to play in the second round against Camila Osorio at the Australian Open 2023.
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Iga Swiatek will be looking to continue from where she left off before the United Cup
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 Polish World No.1 Iga Swiatek. Her 2022 dominance resembles the prime of Serena Williams. She finished the season with a whopping number of 8 singles titles out of 17 she played including two Grand Slams.
The Polish had surpassed 11000 points last season. The difference between her and the second-ranked Tunisian Ons Jabeur is more than the total points of the Tunisian. This difference itself shows the dominance the Polish had on the tour this season. Her win-loss record is 67-9 this season.
She had a shocking defeat against Jessica Pegula 2-6,2-6 in the United Cup. Swiatek who left the stadium that day with teary eyes will be looking for revenge if they are playing against each other which would be possibly in the Semi-finals as per the draw.
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