'Excited' Swiatek Staying In Present After Reaching Second Consecutive WTA 1000 Final - UBITENNIS

‘Excited’ Swiatek Staying In Present After Reaching Second Consecutive WTA 1000 Final

Iga Swiatek is staying in the moment after reaching the final in Rome.

By Tony Fairbairn
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Iga Swiatek is one win away from a third Rome title after a 6-4 6-3 win over Coco Gauff in the Italian capital.

The world number one extended her winning streak to eleven matches after her tenth career win against the American.

Swiatek is aiming for a third title in Rome and a second consecutive title after her victory in Rome.

Speaking after the match Swiatek admitted she is excited and proud but is still trying to remain in the present, “For sure I’m excited and happy already with the tournament,” Swiatek said in her press conference.

“I really enjoyed playing today, as well. I’m just proud of myself. I enjoyed all of my matches here. I just didn’t say that before. I don’t know. It’s nice to play a semifinal against a top player, kind of feel like you can play your game and enjoy that.

“Even though it wasn’t easy, I felt like I can play my kind of tennis. Because of that, it was really nice. I’ll just focus on being present.”

Winning breeds confidence and that couldn’t be more true for Swiatek so far as she has the opportunity to hold the three biggest clay court titles.

However since her win in Madrid, Swiatek had admitted she hasn’t had time to analyze the significance of her performances as she has her eyes on the future, “Honestly, I didn’t have much time to analyze it and to think about it,” Swiatek reflected.

“It’s like you win a tournament and you go straightaway to another place. It’s hard to sometimes really think about the past when you constantly have to focus on the future.

“I think this match gave me confidence that I can win even though I’m not feeling the best way or I’m stressed at the beginning. I can still get the score back. Maybe I’m less worried before matches because I know even if I’m going to be in trouble, I’ll be able to recover from it maybe if I’m going to work hard.

“This is the kind of feeling that I have. Overall, as I said, it’s not like I had so much time to analyze it. Yeah, I’ll still get some lessons from it, but you need some time to digest, as well, and I feel like I didn’t have that.”

The matches keep on coming for Swiatek as she will take on either Danielle Collins or it will be a rematch of the Madrid final against Aryna Sabalenka.

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