"It was a honour playing against Angie" - Swiatek after win over Kerber

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Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 12:30
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Swiatek maneuvered to a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over former World No.1 and fellow Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber of Germany, in their first meeting.

For the third straight time this fortnight, Iga Swiatek found herself a set down at the BNP Paribas Open. And for the third straight time, the No.3 seed from Poland found a way to storm back for a come-from-behind victory. Not only was Swiatek once more down a set, but she also had to chargeback from a break down in the third set before booking a spot in the first Indian Wells quarterfinal of her career.

She said:

For sure it was really hard playing against her. She's such an experienced player. At the end I think I made the right decisions in the right time, in the right moments of the match. I'm pretty happy about that because in important moments in second and third [sets], I was winning points. That's the most important thing."

Reflecting on the loss of the first set, she said:

"Obviously you learn from that first set and you can use that. I think I'm doing that pretty well. But for sure my goal is to win every set. On my next match, I'm going to be ready to win that first one."

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