Iga Swiatek reflects on 2021 and speaks on changes she wants to make going forward
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World No. 9 Iga Swiatek wants to learn to control her emotions better after matches as she believes that could help her a lot going forward. Swiatek was emotional and visibly shaken after a bad loss to Maria Sakkari in her WTA Finals debut.
“After a match, people are flooded with many different emotions. I am a person who does not like to lose. I am working on it because I know that at the end of the week only one of many players wins the tournament,” said Swiatek, per Tennis Up To Date.
Swiatek, 20, was glad she managed to stay injury-free during the whole 2021 season. “For sure I am happy that I did not have any injuries during the whole season. Injuries are a huge challenge for sportsmen. I am glad that this year I could only concentrate on my work, on achieving my goals.
Nothing stopped us,” Swiatek noted.
Swiatek happy with her consistency
2020 French Open champion Swiatek captured two titles in 2021 as she won the Rome Masters and Adelaide. “The second aspect that I am satisfied with is the consistency presented throughout the season.
I didn’t have one super result like in 2020, but I reached the fourth round in every Grand Slam tournament. That gives a lot of confidence. I hope to continue my stability in the next years, but at a higher level,” Swiatek said.
Swiatek is looking forward to having a strong offseason and then starting the 2022 season in Australia. “I have always enjoyed the preparation period. It’s such a way out of the routine, because after all the trips during the year are tiring.
I hope we will be able to train solidly in Poland. I want to enjoy my home, charge myself with positive energy. It is also true that the pandemic situation is becoming unclear. I think that after a few weeks my desire to travel will return.
I am glad that the first tournaments are in Australia, where the climate will be so different from ours,” Swiatek claimed.
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Source : tennisworldusa
