"I was little bit in trouble" - admits Swiatek after close call against Zheng

Iga Swiatek dropped her first set on Roland Garros in more than a month against China's Zheng Qinwen but rallied for a 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2 victory on Chatrier to extend her winning streak to 32.

It was a tough match for Swiatek and it demonstrated that no match from now on will be easy. The last 8 players in the draw are there for a reason and every match will be tough. Touching upon this one, Swiatek said:

"I tried to loosen up my hand a little bit. She played really good tennis with heavy topspins. The key in the second set was kind of not letting her do that again. I'm pretty happy that I could play a little bit faster and put pressure on her. ... I felt like I was a little bit in trouble, and I was able to come back and really refocus and find other solutions, so that's great."

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