“Will be interesting to see how I can adjust” Iga Swiatek divulges her strategies ahead of the upcoming French Open

“Will be interesting to see how I can adjust” Iga Swiatek divulges her strategies ahead of the upcoming French Open

Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek arrived in Rome for the Italian Open after taking a break, as she chose to sit out the recently culminated Mutua Madrid Open. Swiatek is going through a purple patch as she has won four tournaments in a row and become the world’s number 1. After her successful stint in Germany, she made a great start to the clay season to take home the WTA Stuttgart Open title. She had effortlessly transitioned from a dominant hardcourt player to clay-court master.

Iga Swiatek also took some time off to nurse her powerful shoulders, and she trained for a bit at her idol’s namesake, the Rafael Nadal Academy. It was a surprising decision but necessary to keep in mind the bigger goal of competing in the French Open. Fans are hopeful that Iga’s winning streak will continue as she picks off her racquet in Rome from where she left it in Stuttgart. Swiatek, however, has come clean about how she manages the expectations and her plans to approach the game on the tricky red dust.

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Iga Swiatek approaches every tournament with a fresh mind.

Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek

There are a lot of expectations that the fans have when a player is playing as well as Swiatek is. She has been dominating the women’s circuit these past few months like a beast. No player has been able to put Swiatek under pressure. She has even bageled some very strong players. Iga says that she doesn’t carry the burden of previous tournaments and approaches it as a new beginning. Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open press conference said:

“Previous chapter is closed. Doesn’t matter what happened so far this season, good or bad. My minds need to be clear and I need to focus on what’s coming next”.

“Let’s see how it goes on the clay, because here the fans and the media always expect me to win. I have become more aggressive, but on clay I will have to be less. It will be interesting to see how I can adjust”.

“I just had like five or six days off without the racquet, which was pretty nice. I feel like I’m more fresh. For sure mentally and physically I had time to rest. I came back to work after these five days. We went to Rafael Nadal Academy, so it was pretty cool”.

Swiatek should be fresh and rejuvenated as she sets foot in Rome as the defending champion, and she might think that she is trying to forget her past performances in a new tournament; there is always that nagging thought that you might break your impressive streak or just not be able to perform as well as expected. There is also the factor the sluggish nature of the clay court and Swiatek will have to manage her game plan accordingly to be in the hunt for the title at the French Open.

If Swiatek manages to get past these mental blocks, there is very little the players can do against Swiatek. Swiatek is a heavy favorite to defend her title in Rome as well as win her second French Open title at the Roland-Garros.

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