Iga Natalia Świątek

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Roland Garros 2021. Była tenisistka nie ma wątpliwości. "Iga Świątek jest faworytką"

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Iga Świątek jest główną kandydatką do wygrania Rolanda Garros 2021. Podobne zdanie ma Barbara Schett. Była tenisistka i obecnie ekspert Eurosportu uważa, że Polka powinna obronić tytuł. - Myślę, że to ona jest faworytką - twierdzi Schett.
Mateusz Byczkowski
Mateusz Byczkowski
27 Maja 2021, 15:59

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Już 30 maja rozpocznie się Roland Garros 2021. W poprzedniej edycji wielkoszlemowego turnieju triumfowała Iga Świątek. W tym roku Polka jest największą faworytką bukmacherów do wygrania singla kobiet (więcej TUTAJ)
Ale nie tylko ich. Na temat szans młodej tenisistki wypowiedziała się Barbara Schett. Była zawodniczka i obecnie ekspert Eurosportu uważa, że to Świątek powinna wygrać. Choć nie wyklucza też zwycięstwa 1. rakiety świata - Ashleigh Barty.



W mgnieniu oka możesz uwolnić stawy od bólu!
- Tak, to zapowiada się interesująco. Myślę, że to [Świątek] jest faworytką. Albo Iga, albo Ashleigh Barty. Myślę, że ta dwójka pokazuje swój najlepszy tenis. Sabalenki też nie można wykluczyć, ale Iga i Ash są dla mnie faworytkami - powiedziała w rozmowie z tennishead.net.

Iga Świątek w poprzedniej edycji Roland Garros pokazała, że ma mocną psychikę. Pierwszy finał wielkoszlemowego turnieju w karierze padł jej łupem, mimo że grała przeciwko świetnie dysponowanej wtedy Sofii Kenin. Zdaniem Barbary Schett, Polka i w tym roku poradzi sobie z presją.

- Iga jest jeszcze młoda i pracuje z psychologiem sportowym, więc myślę, że dobrze radzi sobie z presją i nie sądzę, że startuje w Roland Garros z myślą, że to dla niej duża presja lub że musi ponownie zdobyć ten tytuł - przyznała.

https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/tenis/94093 ... -faworytem

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IGA WON'T BE DRAWN ON RAFA PARALLELS

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Defending women's champion still 'too overwhelmed to say hi' to her idol

Iga Swiatek, Roland Garros 2021, press
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Speaking with an assuredness of a champion wise beyond her years, eyes intermittently emerging beneath the safety of her cap, Iga Swiatek still breaks into a nervous smile at the mere mention of her idol, Rafael Nadal.

The Pole is embracing all that comes with the build-up to defending her first major – fit, focused, even winning the same lead-up event as the Spaniard in Rome.


Like Nadal, Swiatek announced herself emphatically on the Grand Slam stage at 19, with victory at Roland-Garros.

She could do worse than pick the brain of a 13-time champion in Paris on what it takes to go two from two.

First, though, she’d have to drum up the courage to say “hello”.

“Maybe we're gonna have a chance to [discuss] that later, but we just had like a quick small talk last year, and yesterday he said hi to me. For now I'm too overwhelmed to even say hi,” Swiatek grinned.

“I'm a big fan of his, and if I'm gonna have a chance to ask him some stuff and also learn from him, it would be great, but we are both busy, so I know it's gonna be hard to schedule that.”

Since the teenager blitzed all before her in Paris seven months ago, she had moments of doubt as to whether she would be able to back it up and land another title.


There was relief when a second trophy followed in Adelaide in February against Belinda Bencic, then number three came on clay at the Foro Italico earlier this month against Karolina Pliskova.

It had been four months since her Roland-Garros run before she emerged from quarantine in Australia to face her best friend, Kaja Juvan in the opening round of the Gippsland Trophy.

Incidentally, the pair will square off again in the first round in Paris.

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“It's not easy to play against your best friend. It wasn't nice to see that, because one of us is going to lose,” she said. “For sure that match in February is giving me more confidence. I'm just trying to, as well, find a distance to that.

“We are friends, but on court everybody is equal. I am actually good at forgetting that I'm playing against my best friend and just playing tennis and just hitting the ball.”

Swiatek revealed on Polish television show My First Time last year, the three most important numbers in her phone were: “My dad, my sister and right now, Daria Abramowicz.”


It was the Polish sports psychologist whom Swiatek attributed to unlocking her potential, having first started working together two years ago.

Fortunately for the teenager she had not allowed superstitions to creep into her routines before the pair met.

“I mean, she's against that because there are some situations when you kind of do some stuff that you have done before and suddenly you're going to be all nervous and it's just not necessary,” Swiatek said.

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“When you have a chance to avoid that it's better, but I like to keep my routines… I'm a big fan of routines, because I like to listen to the same music before I enter the court, but it's not like if I'm gonna eat different kind of eggs and breakfast everything is gonna be bad.”

The advice from Abramowicz as the young Pole prepared to attempt her Roland-Garros title defence was simple – strip away all the background noise and keep the task at hand simple.

“We are just focusing on treating this tournament the same as any other, because that's the most important thing,” Swiatek said. “The season is long, and I have played many tournaments until that stage, and I'm gonna have many more chances after.

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"So I'm just trying to lower my expectations and remember that from the experience of other players it's not easy to be a defending champion, so I'm giving myself time.

“She's encouraging me to do that and explaining that it's a good way to approach stuff, because it may be really, really stressful, but I just want to be the same competitor as any other girl.”

Swiatek was well aware she and her idol had both won their first major at 19, shared a birthday during Roland-Garros and saved match points to win in Rome this month.

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The temptation to draw parallels had crossed her thoughts but that little piece of Abramowicz advice was never far from mind.

“I thought about it, but I also think it's kind of weird,” she smiled. “I don't know… it's also some kind of superstition when you look at that stuff and try to compare each other. But yeah, I know it’s weird.”

https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/arti ... arros-2021

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Iga Świątek gotowa na Roland Garros. "Ten turniej traktować tak samo jak każdy inny"

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Iga Świątek postara się powtórzyć sukces sprzed roku i wygrać Rolanda Garrosa. Polska tenisistka zdaje sobie jednak sprawę, że czeka ją trudne zadanie. - Staram się ostudzić oczekiwania i pamiętać, że obrona tytułu nie jest łatwa - powiedziała.

Iga Świątek już wkrótce rozpocznie walkę w Rolandzie Garros 2021. Tegoroczna edycja French Open potrwa od 30 maja do 13 czerwca. W poprzednim roku to właśnie Polka wygrała turniej w Paryżu. Był to jej pierwszy wielkoszlemowy triumf.
W pierwszej rundzie nasza tenisistka zagra przeciwko Kai Juvan, z którą się przyjaźni. Świątek uważa, że nie będzie to miało znaczenia podczas spotkania. Według niej każdy na korcie "jest równy".


- Jesteśmy przyjaciółkami, ale na korcie wszyscy są równi. Potrafię zapominać o tym, że rywalizuję z przyjaciółką i po prostu grać w tenisa. Nie mogę doczekać się meczu - powiedziała Polka na konferencji prasowej.

Obie zawodniczki mierzyły się już w lutym podczas turnieju w Melbourne. Wtedy lepsza okazała się Iga Świątek, która wygrała ze Słowenką w trzech setach. - Ten mecz dał mi dużo pewności siebie - mówiła nasza tenisistka.

Triumfatorka Rolanda Garros 2020 jest faworytką także w tegorocznej edycji turnieju. Jaka sama jednak mówi do nadchodzącego turnieju French Open podchodzi z chłodną głową. Pomaga jej w tym psycholog sportowy, Daria Abramowicz.


- Po prostu skupiamy się na tym, aby ten turniej traktować tak samo, jak każdy inny, bo to jest najważniejsze. (...) Staram się ostudzić oczekiwania i pamiętać, że obrona tytułu nie jest łatwa - dodała.

https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/tenis/94113 ... -kazdy-inn

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Coco & Swiatek 'Starstruck' By Rafa

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Swiatek still overwhelmed to say "Hello" to Spanish superstar
When Rafael Nadal gives you praise, it would be hard not to smile. Even the mention of his name can bring about a grin. This was the case for WTA stars Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek on Friday who were overwhelmed when the Spanish superstar was mentioned.

The 17-year-old Gauff has had a remarkable rise since winning the 2018 Roland Garros junior title. This has has understandably led to recognition from those within the sport, with 13-time champion Nadal the latest to compliment the American, deeming her “great with aptitude”. This news brought a beaming smile to the teenager’s face who is in awe of the Spaniard.

“Oh, that's pretty cool to hear, to be honest,” said Gauff. “It feels pretty good. Obviously, [he is] somebody [that] I look up to, and walking around I still get starstruck by him, like it's Rafa Nadal. So, it's pretty cool that he said that about me.”


Nadal’s success and reputation is so great that leading stars in their own right still struggle to muster up the nerve to even say “Hello” when they cross paths with the 34-year-old. This has been the experience for Swiatek, the 2020 Roland Garros champion and World No. 9, who grinned and admitted she had not yet had the confidence to approach Nadal and discuss the sport.

“Maybe we're going to have a chance to do that later, but we just had like a quick small talk last year, and yesterday he said ‘Hi’ to me,” Swiatek smirked. “For now, I'm too overwhelmed to even say ‘Hi’. I'm a big fan of his, and if I'm going to have a chance to ask him some stuff and also learn from him, it would be great, but we are both busy, so I know it's going to be hard to schedule that.”

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During Roland Garros, Nadal and Swiatek will celebrate their birthdays, while in Rome, they saved match points on their way to the title. They also both won their first Grand Slam trophy aged 19. When asked about these connections with her idol, Swiatek confessed that she has thought about these parallels, but it unsure of what to make of them.

“I thought about it, but I also think it's kind of weird,” Swiatek said. “I don't know what to say, because it's also some kind of superstition when you look at that stuff and try to compare each other. But, yeah, I know it's weird.”

Meanwhile for Gauff, Nadal is insistent that she does not need advice from him. The American, who will be looking to reach the third round in Paris for the first time in her career, is not so sure though.

Gauff said: “I know [that] he says I don't need advice, but anything from Rafa would be great (smiling).”

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Iga kończy dziś 20 lat. Najlepszego!

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10/10 za odbijanie z Nadalem
Wiadomo, że pod publiczkę i pewnie 5 piłek z nią odbił, ale rzadko tenisistki chcą z facetami z topu odbijać (czy też w drugą stronę). Ostatnie, co pamiętam, to Clijsters z Troickim.

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