Australian Open – `I wanted it too hard, I need to chill,’ says a stunned Iga Swiatek.

I felt like I couldn’t afford to fight any more today, she said. u201cI felt like I was taking a step back in terms of how I approached these tournaments. Maybe I got a little too hard.
So I think I’ll try to relax a little more. The Moscow-born Kazakhstan’s Rybakina, whose power play was usually too strong for the solid Spheretek, now faces Jelena Ostapenko in the quarterfinals.
Latvia’s 17th seed beat Adjacent Margaret on her courts Koko her Gauff in her arena 7-5 6-3 after a few crazy minutes at her park in Melbourne for the second time. brought an upset.
Swirtek took the women’s tennis world by storm in 2022 after her Australian Open champion Ashleigh Barty retired last year, eventually going 37 games undefeated and becoming the woman everyone wants to beat. rice field.
She felt the pressure, she admitted to Swiatek. u201cI didnu2019t want to lose, I had a strong desire to win.u201d At 1.82 meters tall, Ryvakina always seemed to be in control of the game. Especially when she started her first serve, one of her fastest in women’s football.
source: Australian Open TVShe said, She wanted to give her another try, but in the service game, her first serve didn’t go so well that she felt like she had to work really, really hard to get her points. I did.u201d
Swiatek said she will work to regain her stunning form from 2022. Obviously, I have to work on my mindset like I did last season and fight a little more, she said.