Swiatek defends criticism: “I have been in the spotlight, I am judged by everything”

Without titles in the initial four months of a season for the first time since 2020, La Polaca IGA Swiatek (2nd) will seek to break the bad streak in the Stuttgart WTA 500where it records stimulating history and will depart as the second favorite maxim.

Recently surprised by the Juvenile Filipina Alexandra Eala (72nd) in the quarterfinals of Miami, the one born in Warsaw, 23, will face the classic surface change in the German brick dust although with very different sensations of the usual ones, after totalization 17 wins and five losses In the current calendar, failing in the semifinals of the Australian Open, Doha and Indian Wells.

“It is still a challenge, because it is not that I get to play and everything is perfectly perfect. We play on the hard track most of the year, so I need time to adapt to brick dust. But I am sure that I am in the right place. With a good amount of work and concentration I can start making my game. This year I was able to make the transition with a little more calm and I am happy to have had the opportunity, “confessed the world number 1 at a press conference.

In tune, Wim Fisette’s pupil, who chose to get out of the Billie Jean King Cup, said: “The preparation obviously worked the previous years, so it has been similar. The only difference is that this year I had more time to play in brick dust. My goal is to focus on myself. It has not been easy in recent months, because, after having had such good seasons, I have been in the spotlight and I am judged for everything. The expectations are high. “

“Surely with Wim we have many ideas about how I can improve my technique. On the training track it has been seen quite well, so I want to put it into practice in the matches. I try to stay busy with these things. I am sure that if you work hard the results will arrive. People, I don’t know, will say what they want. Sometimes you have to ignore that “, He extended the 22 -time champion in the women’s circuit, five in Grand Slam tournaments.

Finally, the tan Donna Vekic (20th) and Jana Fett (153ª), recalled the distressing episode with a spectator in the state of Florida: “I wouldn’t call it threat because it wasn’t so hard. There was an amateur who wanted to interrupt my rhythm. I try to focus on the fans that support me, but, obviously, when you hear something like that you want to react “

“I think that The WTA helped me feel protected. What I heard was not a threat, but I think there were some threats on the Internet. So, the WTA helped me react quickly and made me feel safe. I am glad that there is someone who watches us and helps us react in these types of situations. That is what happened. I’m glad to have my team nearby that helps me in these things, “said Swiatek, who will go for his third crown in Stuttgart, after 2022 and 2023.

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