Supporters watching the first set in the clash of Iga Świątek from Madison Keys could wonder if Iga played on Madrid courts. After all, the player running on her side of the court looked like a five -time Grand Slam master, but only visually. In any other respect, she could be mistaken for a player from the third hundred WTA ranking, not TOP 2. Madison Keys dominated in every respect and spread the Polish woman 6: 0 in 23 minutes. She did what Świątek on Mączka usually does her rivals, even the day before Diana Sznajder, not to look far.
Świątek was over 20 minutes late. However, when she started playing, there was nothing
Given the uncertain mental condition of Iga, one could be afraid if it would end with some humiliating pogrom. “Nerwy, frustration and throwing a rocket on the court – so in the first set of the quarter -finals in Madrid Iga Świątek reacted to her own mistakes,” wrote Agnieszka Niedziela from Sport.pl directly. Whatever happened in the break between the first and second set, it completely changed the Polish woman. The famous “Turn and turn on” method, only in a tennis edition. Świątek has returned better, more aggressive, more accurate. She was just her “flour” version again. And this version of Madison Keys was unable to meet.
If something good may result from this 0: 6 set, it may be the victory that the Polish woman needed. Triumph-Fundament where you can build a new mental force. We will find out about it in the future, but here and now Świątek made an impression on experts, including foreign ones. Puntodebreak.com could not get over the way the Polish woman reacted to the pogrom in the first party.
Great revival and sweet revenge
– Świątek was reborn after “Bajglu” and noted a great comeback against Keys. After 0: 6 defeat in the first set, the Polish woman had to deal with the challenge of the wounded pride of the title defender. However, she wasn't going to give up so easily. She won 0: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2 after an hour and 45 minutes, showing excellent tennis after “disconnecting” in the first game. You can see that he really wants to repeat the feat from last year and win the first trophy this season – we read.
– The Polish woman failed in Stuttgart with Jelena Ostapenko, and in Madrid she had to struggle with difficult three hundred with Alexandra Eala and Diana Sznajder. This discomfort caused in combination with strong hits Keys allowed the American to go crazy in the first set. However, the rival's pressure at the beginning of the second set did not break Christmas, which quickly found her rhythm. Iga played extremely clean tennis for two consecutive sets and avenged her defeat with Keys in the Australian Open semi -final. Now he will have another chance for revenge, because both Mirrra Andrejew and Coco Gauff have won their last two clashes with her – in turn, this is the report of the Tennis.com portal.
The loser set only turns up the effect of two more
In contrast, the Portal Ubitennis emphasized that the first set was one of the worst experience in her career for a Polish woman. And even more highlights the size of what she did later. “What was it? Świątek lost the 0-6 set with Keys, but managed to win the match” – we read at Sport.ua.
– Świątek fell victim to “Bajgel” for the first time in four years. However, it is only to make a great return later. Only nine points winning in the first set by a Polish woman make it definitely one of the worst sets in her career. However, if it was a sensation, then only five games gained by Keys in the further part of the meeting illustrates extremely well, as Świątek turned the events on the court and hindered her life in this match – we read.
“Iga Świątek” felt the taste of her own medicine “in the match against Madison Keys in Madrid!” – Eurosport.ro wrote. “The player set up with the second number, however, did not let herself overwhelmed mentally and won the match with wounded pride, qualifying for the semi -finals Mutua Madrid Open” – this is what the Magazine journalists in turn. Tennistaalker.it summed up the match.