Swiatek, after her elimination at Wimbledon: "I don't care as much about the result anymore, I have to trust the process"

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The ordeal continues for Iga Swiatek. Although this Wimbledon 2026 was her last chance to turn around a very irregular year in which she has not yet won any titles, her defeat in the third round against Alexandra Eala (7-6(9), 6-2) not only prevents her from defending the champion title at the London Grand Slam but also confirms that she is still far from her best level.

Regarding her performance against Eala and how difficult it was for her to return such slow serves, as well as the need to focus on the process rather than the results, she talked about in the press conference following a loss that drops her out of the top 5 of the WTA ranking.

Iga Swiatek explained the reasons for her defeat against Alexandra Eala at Wimbledon 2026

"I felt that Eala was braver in crucial moments. In the tiebreak, both of us had many chances to close the set earlier, and it didn't happen. But overall, I feel like I played better than in Bad Homburg. So yes, we just have to move forward."

Swiatek points to the process to downplay her loss against Eala at Wimbledon 2026" The most mentally challenging for me is accepting those errors on the slow service returns. I have to say, it's much harder to return a serve like that than a normal one. I know it was slow. I knew exactly how it was coming at me. It's such a different rhythm from what I usually have to return."

Swiatek confirms that the outcome of the first set was key to the match

"The first set was a good fight, and I know it's tough, such a long set. I know one ball here or there could make a big difference. But I wanted to be present in the second set. I made some unforced errors at the beginning. Then, yes, I felt she was serving slower and slower, and it became more and more difficult to return those serves. For me, that was hard to accept, yes."

Swiatek revealed the differences between her defeat at Roland Garros and at Wimbledon

"I don't think it's the same as in Paris. In Paris, it was definitely about me not handling the pressure well. Today, I wanted to be calmer and play some shots within. I was missing half of these returns. I lost many points. For me, today was more about tennis. I'm also happy with how I came back in the tiebreak and also after going down a break in the first set because I feel in Paris I would have just lost it straight away."

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"It wasn't enough. I could have played a bit better for sure, but she also played very well and capitalized on her chances. In the tiebreak, I remember when it was tight, I remember I slowed down a bit, but she was brave enough to play a bit faster. You have to be brave at Wimbledon to win those points. But I must say it was challenging to balance the pace I have, which has cost me some matches this year because I was playing too fast without being solid. I couldn't find that good balance today and lost. She played better in crucial moments."

Iga Swiatek points to the process to downplay her defeat against Eala at Wimbledon 2026

"I clearly remember the last two matches against her. The same errors happened. I guess it's something to work on. Even though top players play super fast and serve quickly, you also have to be ready for these rhythms. She served slowly. You have to step in. The court suddenly becomes short. If I want to hit my topspin, I feel like I have to step up a bit to play that return more naturally. I don't know. Even though it's super slow and people might think it's easy to return, it's the opposite."

"I don't care that much about the result anymore, I have to trust the process. I've focused so much on them that it's hard to continue like this. So I'm really trying to let go. I'm not getting good results, so I'm not going to wait for good results for me because they simply aren't happening. I'm not at that level yet. I need to work from the beginning and try to improve my tennis," points out Iga Swiatek, who after her elimination at Wimbledon will now have to think about the North American hard court tour.
 

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