Swiatek and her new philosophy: "I'm trying to take it easy and focus only on the next point"

Andrés Tomás Rico | 24 Apr 2025 | 21.50

Swiatek and her new philosophy: "I'm trying to take it easy and focus only on the next point." Photo: Getty Images

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Iga Swiatek came close to falling again against the aggressive Alexandra Eala. The Filipino was a set up and had a break in her favor in the second set, but it was at that challenging moment when the Polish player brought out her best tennis to turn around a very tough match (4-6, 6-4, 6-2). In this way, she continues her title defense at the Mutua Madrid Open, although her game is not quite in sync. She talked about her tennis form, the difficulties against Eala, and her new perspective on matches in the press conference.

Training after the match

"I felt that I needed to work on some things, and it was best to do it right after, so that my body would remember the good movements. We spent about 30 minutes on the court, so it was good that I had the opportunity to do that. Just to remember, so that my body recalls the good rather than the bad that happened in the match."

Difficulties in her debut

"It was my first match here, and from what I remember, it was never easy to adapt to the altitude. And in the first practices I had here, it was much colder. Yesterday it was warmer, but we only had about an hour to do things, so it wasn't exactly the same feelings I had in the match. The balls were flying a bit uncontrollably off my racket, so I increased the tension a bit in the second set, and then it was better. But still, when you don't start well, sometimes it takes a bit longer to find your game, but then I did, so I'm happy."

The change in her game to come back against Eala

"I'm not exactly sure, because I felt I was making too many mistakes overall, so there wasn't a specific adjustment. I wanted to keep my margins and play a bit safer, hit more balls because I was making unforced errors that weren't necessary. On clay, I feel that sometimes I have a bit of an advantage in situations where Alexandra could gain more on faster hard courts."

New philosophy on the court

"It wasn't easy and it wasn't always positive, because obviously I know how I can play and I was sure that I wasn't playing my game. But honestly, I don't know, the past few weeks haven't been easy in general, so I'm trying to take it easy and focus only on the next point. Trying to find some confidence and not beat myself up with these thoughts about previous games and points. I know I'm close to finding my good rhythm. Of course, I felt close in Stuttgart. So, I'm going to try to concentrate only on the next point and that's it," says a Swiatek who worked hard to beat Alexandra Eala and will face Linda Noskova in the next round.

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