"Last year I felt like I still have this streak going": Less pressure for Swiatek after 34-match winning streak heading into 2022 Wimbledon
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Iga Swiatek flew past Lin Zhu 6-1, 6-3 in a flawless start for the World No.1 at Wimbledon who dispelled illness doubts from Bad Homburg Open.
Swiatek said that the fact she was on a 34-match winning streak played on her mind during last year's tournament so now comes in with a clear mind.
“The thing is that last year I just felt like I still have this streak going,” she said afterwards.
“After Roland-Garros, kind of everybody was talking about that. It was a lot kind of on my shoulders when I got into the tournament. Obviously I tried to kind of just work through it, not really focus on that, what I usually do. Really I'm not looking at numbers or stats.
“But, yeah, it wasn't easy, especially having just played one tournament on grass last year. I think that's why was a little bit more tricky because I felt, like, rusty, kind of mentally in terms of the focus tennis-wise because I didn't play any matches on grass.
“I think this year is much more comfortable for me. For sure winning a Grand Slam this year, it feels like I kind of reached my goal. I was really kind of happy and I could celebrate after. But last year, I just felt more expectations.
“I think that's the difference.”
Open-minded mindset
Next up is Martina Trevisan or Sara Sorribes Tormo and she is confident of her chances on grass as well as being 'open-minded' this year.
“I feel really kind of confident,” she said in her on-court interview.
“I felt I did a really good job of adjusting to grass. I wanted to see how today was going to go and when I came on court it felt amazing.
“After Roland-Garros I took some time to appreciate what happened and last year when I won Roland-Garros it was my second Grand Slam so it still felt overwhelming. This time I could just focus on celebrating and getting back to work with more peace in my head.
“I tried to be open minded for the grass season and I think it’s working. Hopefully I will be able to keep that mindset.”
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