Iga Swiatek: “Rafael Nadal is the greatest, something always changes”
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 19:20
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Iga Swiatek: “Rafael Nadal is the greatest, something always changes”
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It is not a secret that Iga Swiatek is a big fan of Rafael Nadal. The number one tennis player in the world of the WTA ranking came back to talk about the Majorcan, during the press conference after the clear 6-1 victory, 6-1 against Leylah Fernandez, at the debut of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Iga explained: “I would say that the player who inspires me most on the tour is Rafa Nadal, because he never gives up and manages to win the games even if everyone thinks that he will lose them. He is always evolving. Even if it is the greatestin the world, he always changes something and tries to improve.” Not only Nadal.
Iga in fact said: “Every day I would say my team. They are the people who are a great example for me. They are specialists in their work. These are the people who push me to do more and motivate me.”
Iga Swiatek talked about how she started playing tennis
On how she started playing tennis, Swiatek said: “Honestly, when I was very, very young, it’s not that I saw a tennis game and it happened.
More than anything else, my father showed me tennis and my sister also played. I would say it was more as if people had inspired me. My father was definitely the person who wanted me to play and play sports. Tennis was the sport in which I felt more comfortable.
Year after year he turned into a passion and then worked.” Swiatek admits that she is not interested in the opponents Iga Swiatek also talked about her rivals: “Honestly, each of us has different goals. For me, for example, I don’t look at what other players do.
I know there are many players who are able to win tournaments, to get more and more points. Certainly Aryna is in a good position after the Australian Open. I am only concentrating on myself. I don’t really care.”
