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Caroline Wozniacki says commentating on Iga Swiatek’s matches through the years gave her a superb likelihood to get a robust really feel of how the Pole performs however acknowledges that watching tennis is a totally completely different factor than really enjoying.
On Tuesday, former world No. 1 Wozniacki defeated three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-2 to succeed in the Indian Wells quarterfinal. For 33-year-old Wozniacki – who was working in tennis broadcast earlier than returning to tennis in August – this shall be her first quarterfinal since she ended her three-and-half-year retirement.
When Wozniacki and 22-year-old Swiatek meet on Wednesday, it will likely be their second assembly. Beforehand, the 2 met in 2019, with Swiatek upsetting 1-6 6-3 6-4 in Toronto. On the time, Wozniacki was among the best gamers on the earth whereas Swiatek was simply beginning.
Forward of going through Swiatek, Wozniacki was requested if there was one thing explicit from their lone match and likewise to handle her expectations for his or her Indian Wells match.
“No, that is a very long time in the past, and I believe it is probably not going to be the identical match both,” Wozniacki stated.
“I believe I’ve clearly commentated a few of her matches. I understand how she’s enjoying. Clearly she’s enjoying good tennis, enjoying powerfully. I practiced together with her as nicely just a few occasions after I’ve come again, through the US Open as nicely. I understand how she performs, however it’s one factor realizing how she performs and likewise enjoying in opposition to her in a full match.
“I do know that I’ve to play my finest tennis to compete in opposition to her, and that is what I hope to do.”
Wozniacki on the place she is now in her return
After making the US Open round-of-16 and beginning her comeback in a robust approach, Wozniacki did not make a superb begin to this season – she was overwhelmed within the Auckland and San Diego first rounds whereas she misplaced within the Australian Open second spherical.
However in Indian Wells, the 2018 Australian Open champion is popping the web page on her season as she has dropped only one set en route to creating the quarterfinal.
Now that Wozniacki appears to be beginning to discover her recreation and rhythm, a reporter requested the Dane if she is at 75 % of the place she needs to be in six months.
“I do not suppose that is truthful to present myself a proportion, as a result of I at all times imagine, even once I was No. 1 on the earth, I might enhance. I really feel like I’ve improved, and each event yearly, I really feel like I am bettering,” Wozniacki stated.
“Clearly there are occasions while you really feel you are enjoying higher; different occasions you’re feeling such as you’re enjoying worse. Typically, you realize, you get the outcomes you need, and different occasions not, even apart from how you’re feeling you are enjoying.
“, I really feel like I performed superb in Australia, I felt in apply I used to be hitting the ball as clear as I’ve ever hit it, and it did not go my approach. Typically you simply want somewhat luck, as nicely.
“Right here first spherical I did not really feel like I performed my finest tennis, however, you realize, you grind by and also you sort of discover a approach by it. Daily you are grinding simply to get by matches.”
Wozniacki on coping with social media negativity
During the last couple of years, tennis gamers have been talking out greater than ever in regards to the social media abuse they expertise day by day. Typically, hateful and insulting messages come from offended bettors who lose cash after which resolve to contact the participant by their social media channels.
Gamers, who’ve gotten more and more fed up with that sort of messages, usually screenshot these messages so everybody can see how all of that appears – these messages normally include very offensive language, with some wishing a severe sickness and loss of life to gamers.
However Wozniacki is resistant to social media negativity as she does not spend a lot time there, and even when she takes a while to hit up social media, she does not give any consideration or focus to negativity.
“I believe most significantly is to actually care about what your staff, what your loved ones, and what you consider your recreation, as a result of while you look inside, you realize deep down what it’s good to enhance on, what you do nicely. At occasions you have simply obtained to grind by among the arduous occasions as a result of higher occasions are coming,” Wozniacki defined.
When Wozniacki takes on Swiatek on Wednesday, she’s going to enter because the underdog however there isn’t any doubt that the Polish four-time Grand Slam champion will not take the 2018 Australian Open champion with no consideration.
