Iga Swiatek goes into Saturday’s French Open girls’s ultimate because the overwhelming favorite having received the title twice at Roland Garros and understanding she has a security internet on clay.
The world No.1 bumped into hassle in her 6-2 7-6 (9-7) semi-final victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia on Thursday however all the time felt in management, denying she was annoyed when the Brazilian supplied extra resistance than her earlier opponents.
Swiatek will face Czech Karolina Muchova within the ultimate.
“I felt the same as usual. I actually felt kind of more focused because I know that the crowd was loud and I tried to just kind of keep my focus inside,” the Pole advised a press convention.
Swiatek, nevertheless, struggled to deal with the highest spin of Haddad Maier’s serve and her energy, dealing with a set level within the tiebreak.
“I just knew that I can really use my power on clay and even make it physical if I need to,” she stated. “So I had a lot of confidence in myself today.”
Playing on the purple grime solely will increase her self-confidence.
“Obviously, it’s still a lot of pressure and it’s not easy, but also on clay I feel like I have more weapons than on faster hard courts,” Swiatek stated.
“I’m trying to use that confidence and that feeling of being comfortable on that surface to just kind of focus on that a little bit more and play better because of that.”
She has reached her third ultimate in Paris within the final 4 years, having received in 2020 and 2022.
“I feel like I’m a better player. Improvement I feel like is everywhere. Like tennis-wise, mentally, tactically, physically, just having the experience,” she stated.
A self-declared fan of 14-times males’s champion Rafael Nadal, Swiatek, nevertheless, doesn’t see herself reigning on the Parisian purple grime so long as the Spaniard.
“What he did and what he’s still doing, it’s pretty amazing. I never kind of knew that it’s going to be possible for me. So it is totally out of my reach, if I can say that,” she stated.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
