After an extremely exciting duel on the court, Iga Świątek defeated the French Caroline Garcia in three sets – 6:7(8), 7:6(5), 6:1 – and advanced to the semi-finals of the China Open WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing ( more HERE ).
– I think it was a good match. I don’t regret what I did in the second set, when I didn’t want to change everything. I knew she was taking risks, so she could start making mistakes. I also wanted to see if I could play like that until the end of the match and I just armed myself with patience – said the world’s second racket at a press conference (quote from puntodebreak.com).
The 22-year-old Świątek added that she is happy with her current form. “I’m playing better than in Tokyo (in the previous WTA tournament – editor’s note). I felt that I could fight and focus on the right things. Today I was just happy with the good form I’m in now,” she admitted.
The tennis player from Raszyn gained self-confidence in Beijing. – I feel that I am going in the right direction, and all these victories mean that I am one of the best in the world. It is great to feel it and see the effects of my work – she summed up.
In the semifinals of the China Open WTA 1000 event in the capital of the Middle Kingdom, Świątek will face American Coco Gauff on Saturday (7/10) .
