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16 Sep 2025 | 09.12
A curious week in the women's circuit with two major events filling our calendar. Fully immersed in the Asian continent, all eyes are on Shenzhen and the celebration of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. However, part of our attention is also focused on the WTA 500 in Seoul, where Iga Swiatek will bear the weight of being the clear favorite, as she will be the only top 10 player participating. Does that mean she will easily win the trophy? That's what they tried to convey to her at the Media Day with the press, to which she responded as follows.
"Honestly, I don't think it makes any sense to already be thinking about the final; here anyone from the main draw can win this tournament. There are great players who have come here to compete, so I prefer to take it slowly, step by step. For now, all I'm thinking about is my first match," expressed the current World No. 2, defeated in the quarterfinals of the US Open in her last tournament, at the hands of Amanda Anisimova.
"I arrived in the city yesterday, I've only been here for a day, so now what I need is to make good use of the little time I have in the next hours to focus on being here, in the present. I'm focused on my training sessions, thinking about how that first match will be. We'll see how I feel when I step onto the court, how I will play. I insist that there are many players who can reach the final, so we have to wait," points out the woman who will debut in the second round against the winner of the duel between Zakharova and Cirstea.
WORDS FOR ANISIMOVA
Ekaterina Alexandrova, Clara Tauson, or Daria Kasatkina are the strongest opponents that Iga could face in the later rounds of the tournament, although Amanda Anisimova could easily be among this group. In fact, the American was on the list until she decided to withdraw at the last minute after her great performance in New York. Swiatek was asked about her, a question related to the two consecutive Grand Slam finals that the American reached. Although she lost both, it's clear that there has been growth when comparing them.
"It's clear that she didn't play well in the Wimbledon final, but that didn't mean she would always make the same mistakes or feel the same in every final," says Swiatek about the opponent she defeated in London with a double 6-0. "We all know she's a tremendously talented player; we know she can produce a high level of tennis. So this time she showed she was ready to play a tough match. It wasn't a surprise for me; I've practiced with her and know how well she can play. In New York, everything was different; she moved better and competed better, everything was different," she evaluated.
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