Let’s use this thread to post anything regarding Iga’s AO 2023 - social media posts, interviews, press conferences, articles, schedules, YT videos etc. Here’s a post I saw on Twitter from Iga’s practice today:
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Iga Swiatek Fans - Iganators ✌🏻 on Instagram: "Practice at Rod Laver arena in Melbourne. Back at the place where everything started last year. Let's gooo Iga, Jazda ❤️💪🏻 (🎥@feisty.sofia.kenin) . . . #igaswiatek #swiatek #teamswiatek #1GA #wta #tennis #tennisworld #champion #poland"
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Iga practicing with Leylah
Supposedly it’s going to be hot there when the tournament starts. I think Iga will handle the heat better than the rest of the players.Speed is probably similar to US Open (i assume it is a little bit slower) and bounce is clearly much higher.
But weather is important too.
Balls are normal so that's good
I remember Rafa talking about it last AO that the bounce was different depending on the time of the day.
If I remember correctly Alcaraz lost in a practice session he had with Djokovic 2-6 or something like that and then defeated him in the actual tournament.
And it also did when she practiced with Kontaveit (?) before USO. I would wait until she plays R1 & R2 to draw any conclusions.
Btw. I’ve watched the video from the practice with Keys and I think some people are overreacting. It was a typical practice match and both players were making errors, which is normal.
I think this deserves a separate thread 😍Read this:
The Story of a Polish Introvert | By Iga Swiatek
Nothing can prepare you for winning your first Grand Slam.signature.theplayerstribune.com
R4 is where she’s most vulnerable, but Collins would first have to get there, second - she’d have to be in good form, which I don’t think she is right now, third - Iga would need to have a worse day. And the 4th factor - the weather and what time of the day they’d be playing, but we don’t know that yet.
I’m wondering if there could be an indoor tournament at Torwar or at Tauron Arena.
It’s good she’s starting on Monday, because she’ll play every 2nd day, even in the 2nd week if she makes it that far.
I don't care about people's expectations - Swiatek
Iga Swiatek says she is not thinking about matching her stunning 2022 season as she aims to add the Australian Open title to her achievements.
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I prefer 9am rather than midnight or god forbid 3am or something around that.Iga at 9am morning time in PL
Maybe good for her but for me... 😅
And movement 🙂
Interview for EuroSport in Polish:
Key points:
Key points:
- Iga has drawn conclusions from her previous match with Jule and will use that knowledge and her experience next match
- There won’t be major changes in her game, she’s working on being more solid and polishing what she’s already built
- During practice she was working on her serve and said it was more reliable, but of course we’ll see if it translates to real matches
- She’s not analysing the whole draw, but taking it one match at a time
- She wrote that piece for Players’ Tribune to show children that the path to success wasn’t smooth in her case and that they shouldn’t become discouraged and give up when they come across challenges. She said social media showed only small parts of life, so she wanted to show them they weren’t alone. And it was also her way of thanking her dad for his sacrifices.
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