"It's just kind of ridiculous" says Iga Swiatek on expectations to win every game, says it won't happen all the time
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Ahead of the WTA Finals, talk turns for Iga Swiatek to finally win the tournament but also about regaining the World No.1 spot. A back and forth likely to be had with Aryna Sabalenka for a while.
But expectations have also been pressed high on Iga Swiatek ahead of the WTA Finals, with abuse being levied at her previously for not winning games as emphatically as she has with some being a struggle.
She said before the WTA Finals that she can't win all the time and that this season as a result was more normal albeit still winning Grand Slams and multiple tournaments. Admitting previously that the pressure is now off with losing the World No.1 spot, she will aim to harness that this week in Cancun.
"Yeah, for sure sometimes I felt like it's just kind of ridiculous because people got used to me winning. It's not like it's going to happen all the time. So I think this season was kind of more normal, I would say, like most of the seasons we play, for even the top players," Iga Swiatek said (via WTA Tennis).
"I think the main thing that I want to avoid is forgetting that this was also a good season and I still won some great tournaments. I won a Grand Slam, so," she added.
She also added that battling expectations of 2020 also hindered her this season which is a facet she is trying to overcome.
"For sure, comparing everything to 2020, I can kind of tell you pretty confidently that I may not have a season like that again, but I'm going to do my best," said Swiatek.
"For sure the expectations from the outside, it was the thing that really sometimes stopped me this season. I'm going to work on not letting it stop me this time," she added.
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