Iga Swiatek did not conceal her happiness after defeating Elena Rybakina on the United Cup because the Pole acknowledged that it was extraordinarily vital for her to beat the Kazakh on a sooner floor the place she often struggles on this specific matchup.
On Saturday, the world No. 2 overcame the 2022 Wimbledon champion 7-6 (5) 6-4 in Sydney for her third victory over the 25-year-old in seven conferences.
Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina© United Cup/Instagram – Honest Use
Previous to their United Cup assembly, Rybakina had gained 4 of their 5 clashes that had taken place since 2023.
However this weekend, Swiatek found out a approach to beat the Kazakh tennis star and put an enormous win underneath her belt going into the Australian Open.
Prior to now, the world No. 6 had some fairly dominant wins on laborious, beating the Pole 6-4 6-4 on the 2023 Australian Open and in addition clinching a 6-2 6-2 triumph of their 2023 Indian Wells assembly.
Swiatek on beating Rybakina: Good I’ve lastly been capable of beat her on a sooner floor
“I’m for sure happy with my performance, especially because I didn’t start well. You know, it’s not so easy to come back against a player as confident as Elena. I pushed myself to the limit. I told myself, you know, I’m not going to miss anymore,” the five-time Grand Slam champion mirrored.
“So at the end, you know, in the second set, I was able to keep it, even though for sure I felt pressure when I was closing the match, but I’m super happy with my game, because it’s the first time I was able to win against her on a faster surface.
“So I believe it is a good step ahead. Clearly, you recognize, each match together with her is all the time laborious and will likely be, however for positive it offers me, like, confidence and extra hope.”
Swiatek is now set for one more robust matchup as she performs subsequent Coco Gauff since Poland is about to face the US within the United Cup remaining.
