Iga Świątek needed 61 minutes to beat 6: 2, 6: 0 French Caroline Garcia and advance to the third round of Indian Wells. In this way, the Polish woman started marching after defending the title from last year.
Now her rival will be the Ukrainian Dajana Jastrem. Until now, Świątek has played with her twice. This year, in the third round in Dubai, the top was Świątek (7: 5, 6: 0). Jastremka defeated Iga 7: 6, 6: 4 in the Fed Cup tournament in 2019.
Świątek has no doubt. “It makes no sense to waste energy”
Świątek appeared at a press conference after the match against Garcia. Journalists asked Iga, which shows the fact that in the won matches he usually gives little gems to their rivals. – I always try to be solid, regardless of the result at the moment. I never take anything for granted. If I lead up to 4: 0, I know that I have to play the same as when the fate of the set weighed. The matches that I lose are usually much more difficult, which means that it is difficult to beat me, even if I don't have my day. There is no point in wasting unnecessary energy – she said.
And how does Świątek refer to the upcoming match with Jastrem? – I feel that players who play against me can always play fantastic or poorly. Everyone plays against me without any expectations. So I try not to focus too much on the opponent. My mentality is always the same. I will definitely prepare tactically, and Wim Fissette will analyze my game in this tournament. The rest does not matter – added the Polish woman.
See also: Unambiguous comments of the world media after the match of Świątek – Garcia
Świątek talks about changing the surface. “Everyone talks about it”
Then Iga appeared in the studio “Tennis Channel”. How does Christmas evaluate the change of surface on the Indian Wells courts? This is one of the most hot topics of recent days.
– Honestly, everyone talks about it, but I don't feel any difference. We play on various surfaces all year round. On the US Open in some years they changed the surface from very fast to free. Here, maybe the lines are faster, so when the ball bounces from it, it flies like crazy. But this is a free court where the ball has high goats. So I wouldn't say that there is a big difference, maybe other tennis players feel it more – she explained.
Until now, the Wells Indian was used from the Plexipave supplier, but now it has been changed to Laykold, which appears at tournaments in Miami, as well as at the Grand Slam US Open. “Plexipave enabled the dominance of such players building actions as Iga Świątek and Carlos Alcraz. One of the key factors is the reduced friction between the ball and the surface” – – explained by Filip Modrzejewski from Sport.pl.