Swiatek finds comfort on the court "I feel safe"

Iga Swiatek had a breakout 2020 season especially at Roland Garros where she completed the most dominant run in recent memory.

After winning her first Grand Slam at age 19 the Polish player is entering the 2021 season with a lot of expectations and pressures. Speaking with WTA Insider in December she was asked how life has been after the victory:

"I needed a lot of time because my life changed and I had much more obligations than before from the business side and media. It's been two months since the French Open and I thought I would be settled with everything in two months, but it's still different. "

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Returning to the court brought stability and comfort for Swiatek who confirmed as much by saying:

"The two weeks were crazy after the French Open. But later, when we started focusing on practice, I thought it would be hard for me because I was tired. But actually, when I was on the court it was like coming back to basics and back to what I know and what I've been doing for so long. It was great. I could see that it's my place to be and I felt safe there, good and confident."

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Naturally, she was also asked about her goals in 2021 and whether they changed now that she is an established Grad Slam champion. She responded with:

"It's kind of the same. It's great because the process didn't change and I have to do everything the same as usual, which is great because I feel safe in that sphere."

With the start of the season looming she also asked what she was looking forward the most to which she responded:

"I'm looking forward to being in Melbourne outside of the bubble. We'll be in quarantine and then we can go outside and it's great. I'm looking forward to that because when I was here in Tenerife, I realized it was the first time since the start of the pandemic when I was abroad and I could go sightseeing. I didn't realize it in New York or Rome, for example."