With Swiatek, we just have to wait and see. There have been many first time slam finalists in recent years and normally they have played enough tennis for people to have a sense of how they will react to such an enormous moment in their lives. We also do not know how she will react if she is pushed by Kenin. In addition to that, Swiatek has been playing so well in Paris that only one player has won four games in a set against her. Kenin, who will be looking to take advantage of all of that, will be just her fourth ever top 10 opponent. This is just Swiatek’s 17th career WTA main draw and she has only ever reached one WTA final, which she lost last year in Lugano, Switzerland to No 89 Polona Hercog of Slovenia. However, it is really difficult to overstate her inexperience at all levels.
We know that she can reduce so many quality players to being a spectator in this match, as she has done all week. The big question mark today is how Swiatek will handle the occasion. Actually, I don’t know where that came from, to be honest (smiling). But my parents, like, they weren’t as open to that as I was.
Actually, I don’t know how I made the decision when I was younger, but I always wanted to work with a psychologist because I had this belief that it’s like a big part of the game. So right now she’s focusing to me, and I’m really happy because she’s doing a great job. She was also traveling with them, like with sailors or cyclists. I’m really happy that she chose me to travel with because she has, like, many other players. I mean, traveling, it was also new for me because when I worked with the other psychologists, they stayed in Warsaw. What let you know this was going to be such an important part of your game and your development to have this mental person who is working and traveling with you, a different level of commitment than we see from most players? About Daria, there are lots of players who have worked with sports psychologists at some point in their career. I will need to be on a different level, the higher level, even though I’m winning easily right now.
Yeah, I think it’s going to be tough match no matter who I’m going to play against. It’s going to be different in a final because I’m going to play much more experienced players. I’m not even nervous in second sets because I know it’s going to probably go my way. I feel like I’ve been so efficient and so focused for whole matches that I put a lot of pressure on my opponents. IGA SWIATEK: Well, I’m working with psychologist obviously, as I said in the other interviews. Do you ever suffer from nerves on a tennis court? You’ve been so self-assured this tournament.
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