"No sense to talk about it": Iga Swiatek still not thinking about Sunshine Double after Noskova win at Miami Open

Iga Swiatek commented that she avoids thinking about a possible title at the Miami Open and achieving the Sunshine Double for the second time. The world No. 1 secured a tough victory over Linda Noskova (6-7, 6-4, 6-4) and advanced to the tournament's round of 16 to face Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The Polish player is currently in the best form with 15 wins in her last 16 matches and a record of 22-2 in 2024. Additionally, she won the title in Indian Wells just over a week ago and maintains a streak of 8 consecutive victories.

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Aryna Sabalenka's exit in the third round partially clears the way for Swiatek, who is the overwhelming favorite to achieve the Sunshine Double for the second time in her career, joining Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic as the only players to repeat the feat.

Despite everything looking good for Swiatek, the Polish player mentioned that she still doesn't think about the title and prefers to take it step by step in the tournament: "As you can see, it's not like we can take everything for granted. You can be in trouble at the early stages of the tournament. No sense to talk about Sunshine Double,” she said.

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The Polish player started the tournament against Camila Giorgi with a comfortable victory of 6-1, 6-1. However, she also showed that she can find solutions when things don't go well, as in the great match against Linda Noskova, where she came back from a set down: "For sure I'm taking just experience from this match and I know what I have to focus on little bit more because it wasn't like I felt 100% comfortable all the time."

The 4-times Grand Slam champion also acknowledged that she hasn't felt completely comfortable with the conditions in Miami, which are much more humid than in the California desert during Indian Wells: "I thought it's going to be easier to get used to the new conditions and new balls, but it's been tricky today. I know I kind of changed my mind after yesterday's press, but now I know that I still have some things to figure out and I know what to focus on."

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