"Pretty proud of myself" says Swiatek about sensational comeback win over Kanepi

Iga Swiatek was in a very tough spot against Kanepi but the Polish player managed to come back and win in a match that lasted 3 hours.

Swiatek was down a set and a break but fought back in tremendous fashion to force a 3rd set where she outplayed her opponent. The match lasted 3 hours and one minute and it left the Polish player very happy with herself.

She said:

"I'm pretty proud of myself, especially after matches like that, because coming back from losing the first set it's a new thing for me. Being in the semifinal is great. I'm proud of myself that I can, I'm still able to, find solutions and actually think more on court on what to change because before it wasn't that clear for me. I feel like it's part of the work that we have been doing with [sports psychologist] Daria [Abramowicz] to control my emotions and actually focus on finding solutions."

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Swiatek will face Collins next and both will cherish the opportunity to play for the final. On facing the American, she said:

"I will approach it the same as any other match, really. I have played with some heavy hitters on this tournament already, so I feel like I'm feeling their game on my racquet pretty well. Two matches showed me that even in tough moments I can come back, and I have skills to win matches even when they are really hard. For sure it's gonna be hard, and she's in great shape, you can see that, and really like confident. But I also feel that way. I just hope it's gonna be a good match."