In a long message published on social networks, the world No. 2 IGA Swiatek has taken stock of its first part of the season, recognizing in particular that its behavior on the court was not always up to par, but the Polish ensures working on this subject.
Last Friday, during the Indian Wells WTA 1000 semi-final between Iga Swiatek and Mirra Andreeva, the Polish had shocked some spectators and viewers when she had involuntarily targeted a ball collector by bouncing her ball back on the ground. A behavior that does not really look like him, which prompted the world n ° 2 to publish a long message on social networks in order to explain himself. The Polish assures that she is trying to improve her way of being in the field, but that cannot be done in two days.
“I see that we have talked a lot recently about changes in my behavior and my emotions on the court. Although I am not comfortable to explain myself, it is time that I share my point of view to end speculation and the theories without foundation, writes the 23 -year -old player. First, concerning the incident during my last match. It is true that I expressed my frustration in a way of which I am not proud. My intention was never to target someone with the ball but simply to evacuate my frustration by making them bounce on the ground. I immediately apologized to the ball collector, we exchanged a look and we greeted ourselves with a sign of the head when I expressed regrets for what happened near him. I have seen many players bounce bounds by frustration and frankly, I did not expect such severe reactions. Usually, I control these impulses. So I can say, jokingly, that I lack experience in this area and that I misunderstood my goal in the fire of the action. »»
Swiatek: “Working on yourself is not something we do once and for all”
Controlled positive last August and suspended a month, which made a lot of talk, Iga Swiatek recognizes that it was this event that prompted her to do psychological work on herself. “The second part of last season was very difficult for me, especially due to the positive doping test and the fact that I did not have control over the circumstances. It forced me to reorganize certain things inside me. Working on yourself is not something we do once and for all. Sometimes we take two steps forward and one step back. When I am really concentrated and I do not show much emotions on the court, I am called a robot, we qualify my attitude as inhuman. Now that I am more expressive, that I show my feelings or that I fight internally, I suddenly qualify as immature or hysterical. It is not a healthy standard, especially when you know that barely six months ago, I felt like my career was only holding a thread, I spent three weeks crying every day and I didn’t want to tread the short. Today, after all that I went through, I am still digesting and assimilating this experiences. »»
At the end of the week, Iga Swiatek will start the WTA 1000 from Miami, which she won in 2022. Unable to win the slightest tournament from Roland-Garros 2024, it is time for the Polish to end the scarcity…
