Iga Swiatek underlined how the victory at the WTA 1000 in Beijing will be important for the future of her career. The Polish tennis player won another Grand Slam title, at the French Open, and had many ups, but she also had some downs during the season, also losing her lead in the WTA world rankings.
For this and many other reasons, the title won this week in Beijing is very important, with the tennis player having won a tournament where all the top players on the circuit were present. In the final Iga won by beating the Russian Liudmila Samsonova in two sets.
In the press conference, the tennis player appeared very satisfied and made the following statements: “From the beginning I decided to be consistent with my game, I wanted continuity and I’m happy to have won, it was really very important for me. Given how I was At the beginning of the tournament I didn’t think I would win it at all but I’m proud of myself.”
Then Swiatek explained: “This victory will be useful to me for the rest of my career, this tournament teaches that there are always possibilities to overcome one’s limits. Sometimes it’s quite simple, but we all tend to complicate things. I had to deal with a lot of things and make my tennis grow quickly, overcoming the pressure is sometimes difficult but it is part of this sport and we have to learn to adapt and focus only on our tennis. If I were number one again, I’m sure I would be better prepared to face everything, this victory makes things easier for me.”
Iga Swiatek talks at the Beijing final press conference
Iga faced several formidable opponents throughout the tournament. Starting from Caroline Garcia beaten after a real battle in the quarterfinals, up to the victory in the semi-final over Coco Gauff. The American winner of the last US Open was coming off 16 consecutive victories and represented a very tough obstacle, especially given the latest victory against them, but Iga demonstrated that she can fight and achieved a fundamental success.
Swiatek told: “It was hard for me not to think about everything that happened this year, but here in Beijing everything went well. Before the first match I was anxious but fortunately things went my way.
Stay in China? No, I’m going home and I want to rest. I’ve been on the circuit for a while and I try to spend as much time as possible at home, Cancun is an important tournament and I want to be prepared and improve everything. I will spend eight days at home where I will be with my family and train.”