Iga Swiatek winner of the Madrid tournament, said that in a match with as much duration and intensity as he played against the Belarusian. Aryna Sabalenka (7-5, 4-6 and 7-6 (7)) remembers Rafael Nadal and his victory Daniel Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open, where they came back from two sets down (2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5)
“I was surprised that in the third set I felt better,” he said.
“Honestly, one thing that came to my mind was that Rafael Nadal He had some games like that. The boys play three sets, so they have a little time… I remember exactly when I was playing Medvedev in Australia and it worked. He must have been a little stressed. That gave me hope that I could click even after two hours,” said the Polish player.
Swiatek He added that he felt “very proud and very happy” to have performed the game.
In his opinion, it was about seeing “who played with less stress and felt freer.” And, in fact, he considered that Sabalenka had “more courage” in some moments, where he fell “later.”
With match points against him, however, he felt emboldened. “This is not the first time in my life, I want to be brave in those moments,” said the champion.
Source: La Verdad
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