Age Christmas will not defend the title of v Roland Garros. On Wednesday, after an hour and 31 minutes, she lost in the quarter-finals with Maria Sakkari 4: 6, 4: 6. – It was definitely one of the worst meetings Iga performed ¦wi±tek. Her trainer Piotr Sierzputowski told me yesterday that each of the girls who go out for Iga has nothing to lose. It was clearly visible in the attitude of Maria Sakkari – says Adam Romer from the Tenisklub magazine in an interview with Sport.pl.
Watch the video
Iga Świątek: The most important thing is not to have expectations about your game. Then my level improves
–
The Greek woman was better
The 20-year-old from Raszyn entered the Wednesday duel well. She was leading 2-0 with a break. – This match stopped working for Iga from the middle of the first game. At the end of the second set, Sakkari helped our tennis player a bit, but it didn’t do much. There is no discussion, the Greek woman deservedly advanced to the semi-finals – says Romer.
– Sakkari was better today. In the second set, the service helped her a lot. The longer the match lasted, the less the Polish woman was afraid. Iga missed scoring points after the first serve – our interlocutor notices. Swiatek won only 70 percent of the balls after the first pass, Sakkari as much as 83.
Should she play doubles?
After the defeat in the quarter-finals by Roland Garros, a discussion arose as to whether the Polish woman should play in Paris in the doubles competition. Especially that in the second set with Sakkari she had a medical break, after which she performed on the court with a bandage on her thigh. Many fans wondered if it was not the effect of exhaustion.
– Fans often do not know what they are saying. I can only repeat what Iga’s coach, Piotr Sierzputowski, repeated all the time. He argued that the doubles will not be disturbing at all. Iga is a young girl, she has enough strength. Of course, there can always be a three-hour match like here in the third round of doubles [Bethanie Mattek-Sands i Iga Świątek pokonały Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (Belgia, 1) 5:7, 6:4, 7:5, wyciągając z 1:5 w trzecim secie – przyp. red.]but that was two days ago. I think that the doubles competition had no impact on today’s defeat of Iga – Romer claims.
– It took place mainly in the mental sphere. Sakkari went out to the duel and said to herself, “Okay, I have nothing to lose. I will play and we will see. “She also made a few mistakes, but there were more of them on the Polish side. In general, it was not a good match in terms of level, compared to the other ladies’ quarter-finals – our interlocutor believes. 26-24.
Second best career result
This is the second-best Grand Slam result in his career Igi ¦wi ± tek. So far, in addition to last year’s victory in Paris, she has had the fourth round of Roland Garros 2019 and the fourth round of the Australian Open 2020 and 2021. – It’s a pity, of course, but not every day is Sunday. It is not always possible to win a tournament like Roland Garros. The Grand Slam quarter-final is not a bad result, after all. You have to remember about references. Many people who were not interested in tennis until recently argued that since Iga won last year in Paris, and now she is going like a storm, this year will be the best again. Especially since so many strong names have already fallen off. But it doesn’t work that way – points out Romer.
– The whole tournament showed how perverse the women’s tour is. If we look at who advanced to the semi-final, I don’t believe there was even one expert who selected such a set of semi-finalists. I have already heard voices that Sakkari will be the first Greek Grand Slam champion. I will not be surprised if he loses in the semi-finals with Barbara Krejcikova. Iga’s result cannot be diminished. This quarter-final must be appreciated. Coach Sierzputowski said that they are at such a stage of their career today that the very transition to the second week in the Grand Slam is always a reason to be happy – concludes Romer.
In the semi-finals, Roland Garros from Slovenia, Tamara Zidansek, will play against Russian Anastasia Pawlyuchenkova, and Greek Maria Sakkari against Czech Barbara Krejcikowa. Eurosport broadcasts.
–
