Iga Swiatek reached the 2nd spherical on the Australian Open 2025 after beating the Czech Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-4. Within the subsequent around the Polish participant will discover the Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova ready for her.
On the press convention, the 4-time Slam champion talked in regards to the difficulties of her final months, particularly because of the doping-disqualification and the controversies that adopted.
Iga analyzed with sincerity the lesson that the optimistic doping check gave her, underlining how generally it’s troublesome to have management over some elements of 1’s life, however that this have to be accepted.
“Accepting the fact that sometimes you have no control over some aspects of your life, that that situation can happen and you have to deal with it, is already a big lesson. This will help me in other aspects of life, so I would say it was my biggest learning,” defined the Pole.
“It was definitely not the easiest match at the beginning, but I’m happy. I feel like I played better at the end of the second set. I was able to learn from what I did wrong at the beginning, in those moments when she recovered the break from me. I think it was a solid match, I’m happy to have reached the second round.
I think I’ve lost only once in the first round, it was at Wimbledon 2019, I wish I hadn’t played that tournament so my stats would be perfect! Of course I’m happy to save another debut, it shows that I’m consistent, that I have a lot of confidence in Grand Slams, even from the first match. Then it doesn’t matter what happens, but it’s nice to have this statistic,” she mentioned, analyzing the problem in opposition to Siniakova.
Swiatek and Siniakova© Stream screenshot
Swiatek additionally talked in regards to the close to absence of youngsters within the prime 100: “The only difference I see between now and five years ago is that the players who are at the top are more consistent. Maybe, if you have us in the draw, there is less chance of suddenly falling in the early rounds. It’s hard to say, I would have to do another analysis, but the transition from junior to pro is always difficult. My transition was quite smooth, that’s true, so I can’t say much about my experience, because others had a more complicated path.”
On teaching, Swiatek has an reverse opinion to Aryna Sabalenka, revealing: “I think it’s much more comfortable, since now we can use coaching, even if we just need it. This coaching rule is much better on smaller courts, because if you play in a big stadium it’s impossible to hear your coach. That’s why it makes even more sense that these chairs are so close, finally it makes sense. I like it, it’s our choice whether to use it or not. If you have good communication with your coach, then it can work.”
On her preparation for the Australian Open, the Pole defined: “In general, the preparation has changed a little bit because I have a different coach, and that was enough of a change. Of course, we are working a little bit differently, but that always happens when you change coaches. In the last few years I made the mistake of not having a sparring partner, so this season I have one in my team, also in this tournament.
I wouldn’t even say that my preparation in the last few years has been bad, it’s just that I felt that my level was decreasing during the tournament, but it’s hard to say why. I have to keep my expectations low, just focus on working and improving every day. For sure this is not the easiest surface for me, but I have to keep rowing and fighting for every ball.”
