Swiatek explains the change in mentality she has made for this Roland Garros

Andrés Tomás Rico | 28 May 2025 | 20.15

Swiatek explains the change in mentality she has made for this Roland Garros. Photo: Getty Images

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Now, Iga Swiatek is here. The Polish tennis player finally showed her most dominant and complete game on this clay court tour, defeating a Emma Raducanu whom she outplayed from the first point to the last. It seems that the defending champion at Roland Garros needed to return to Phillippe Chatrier, the place where she has clinched her four titles in Paris, to regain her best form and leave behind the crisis of gameplay and results. And the Briton suffered, overwhelmed by a whirlwind (6-1, 6-2).

The world number five faced the press after her great match, where she confessed her improvement, energy shift, and change of mindset, but she preferred to be cautious and think game by game rather than imagining a potential fifth Roland Garros.

Happy with today's match

"From the beginning, I knew what I wanted to do, so I did it. I had a good time on the court, felt the game quite well, and went all out. I know Emma can also play great tennis because when we met in Stuttgart, it was very intense and close. I was ready for anything. And I'm happy that I focused on myself to play my game and then lead with it."

A new mentality

"Honestly, in recent weeks, whenever I stepped out, I felt different. Sometimes I felt super confident, and all, and sometimes lacked energy, you know. Honestly, that happens sometimes; not every day will be the same. Yes, this is a completely different tournament. I also wanted to take advantage of the time before to work on some things and, as I said, change my mindset a bit, be more present and fight for everything. So, yes, I felt good, and that's it. We'll see what the future holds. But for sure, these two matches have been quite solid, so I'm happy with the performance."

Aware that it won't be a bed of roses

"You always have to work. For example, I played two good matches, but I can't expect everything to be easy now. So I hope you don't either. Because you always have to be alert and prepared for whatever life brings. And sometimes, yes, as I said, one day will be good, one day won't be that easy. Certainly, when I come to Roland Garros, I feel like I like this place. I've always played well here. It gives you a positive boost. Honestly, you're the one who always has to work."

The need to trust your shots

"I focused the match on the mistakes made in previous tournaments, and I was a bit tough on myself. It's never a good way because you stop trusting your shots. In tennis, I don't know, I think it's pretty mental. You need to trust them. Honestly, it took me a long time, even though my team told me what I could change, I didn't believe it. I had to experience it myself. Sometimes, the mistakes I make, I need to make them to suddenly come to some conclusions. So after Rome, I finally became aware that I'm doing something wrong. It's easier then to change it instead of thinking the next tournament will be different. So I used this time after Rome to do that. But as I said, I don't expect anything. I'm just trying to work day by day."

In search of positive energy

"I just said that I now feel the positive energy. But honestly, like, if I was busy thinking about every shot I missed and that I'm not doing everything right and occupied, you know, thinking about five things I need to change in my backhand and four in my forehand, I'll never have the energy to run for everything. I simply paid too much attention that maybe it would be better to let it go. So it's not that I didn't have energy. I think it was more about being preoccupied with these things in my head than competing with the game I have," considers a Swiatek who, after self-criticism and reflecting on her game, once again displays the great tennis she is used to having, even more so when she is at her beloved Roland Garros.

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