In search of a title since Roland-Garros 2024, the Polish left the Spanish capital without having found fishing. Far from there, despite, however a semi-final. Competition stadium where she lost 6-1, 6-1 against Coco Gauff. Only Simona Halep inflicted on her more scathing defeat since the start of her career, with a 6-1, 6-0 in Roland-Garros in 2019, when she was only 17 years old.
I would have liked to move better
During the previous towers, the five-time champion in Grand Chelem had eliminated Alexandra Eala (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) Linda Nosková (6-4, 6-2), Diana Shnaider (6-0, 6-7³, 6-2) and Madison Keys (0-6, 6-3, 6-2). Without really shining or reassuring yourself as to its level.
“I did not play well, even during the matches that I won (in Madrid),” she analyzed at a press conference after her backhand against Gauff, faced with whom she had never lost a single set in five duels on clay. Main problem, movement. One of its great strength usually.
Against Keys, a very powerful player, this concern was glaring. Świątek, generally so reactive, explosive, has shown unusual latency in its start -ups and uses. “I would have liked to move better,” she said. “It could have given me the opportunity to bounce back, because that’s generally what is happening. But, clearly, today (Thursday, against Gauff), I did not move well, my legs were not there, I could not return the strikes with heaviness. »»
I’m not going to smile so when I take 6-1, 6-1
Overall, during the tournament, I did not move well, ”she added. “I know how I can move, and I usually don’t need to think about my legs. But for several weeks, it’s not easy. I have to force myself to stay lower, to be more precise with my feet, because it does not happen alone. I hope to have the click, I will work on it “
And the native of Warsaw will have to press the fungus. Now under the threat of Gauff for the place of world number 2 -the American would pass her in front of a coronation in Madrid -, her next deadlines her Rome and “Roland”, where she has stacked crowns in recent years.
Tervity lands – three titles in Italy, four in Paris – where she could find sensations. And banana. Questioned about her lack of smile on the court lately, Iga świątek replied: “I’m not going to smile when I take 6-1, 6-1. Enough to make the journalist understand that his question was a bit of nuts.
