The Polish Iga Swiatekqualified for the Australian Open semifinals with only 14 games lost in five matches, that said His goal is not to be ruthless to his rivals, even if it seems that way..
“On the tennis court you have to be relentless“, he said after defeating American Emma Navarro 6-1 and 6-2, “although ‘relentless’ usually means negative. But I think so For me it is important to focus on myself and always have the same attitude, regardless of the outcome. That’s what I base my strength on, my perseverance and the way I continue to do the good things I do on the court.” he added.
“I may seem ruthless, but that is not my intention. I just want to win more games and this is the impact I have had in the last few matches,” he commented.
“Sure, I have more confidence now“said the world number two regarding his performance from previous years in Melbourne. “The truth is that I don’t often go that far in Grand Slams, except for Roland Garros“.
His opponent in the semifinals was another american, Madison Keys19th seed, who declared himself “very, very proud” to play in his seventh Grand Slam semi-finalthird in Melbourne. In the quarterfinals she came back from a set down against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
“I’m looking forward to seeing if I can take another step“, he noted. “But if I do my best, no matter what happens: I will leave with my head held high“.
Source: La Verdad
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