Iga ¦wi ± tek admitted what she had stressed before the match with the finalist of the US Open

There were many indications that Iga ¦wi ± tek may have problems in the second round, when the Polish woman defends the title won last year. Leylah Fernandez is the finalist of last year, in which she lost to the 19-year-old. The 24th rocket in the WTA ranking, at least on paper, seemed to be a difficult journey for Iga ¦wi ± tek. And finally it was fast, easy and fun.

Iga Świątek is proud of the victory against Leylah Fernandez. “I can dominate and that’s my goal”

she had problems only in the first three games at the beginning of the game, but she wanted to be aggressive from the very beginning. The Polish woman had only eight unforced mistakes and she was never broken by Leylah Fernandez and finally won 6: 1, 6: 2. “I was in a good mood on the court, which makes me happy. Before, I was a bit stressed because I was playing with a younger tennis player than me, which was new to me. She is a finalist, so I knew that I would not have an easy task” – said Świątek.

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Did the 20-year-old from Raszyn feel any discomfort in the match against the left-handed one? “I have never had a problem with it. I have already played with a few left-handed opponents, so I had the opportunity to acquire this experience and it was not strange for me” – added Świątek. The Polish woman is also happy with the quick end of the match. “I was really confident and happy about it because I won the game quickly and wasn’t distracted for a moment,” admits the ninth racket.

Iga Świątek also commented on the match result via Twitter. “Good game. I’m glad I was dominating the court because that is one of my goals for 2022. Leylah, I’m sure we will have many tied matches in the future. Thank you for today,” we read. In the quarter-finals of the tournament in Adelaide, Świątek will play with the former leader of the world ranking, who won 6: 3, 7: 5 with Priscilla Hon.