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Caroline Wozniacki says commentating on Iga Swiatek’s matches over time gave her an excellent probability to get a robust really feel of how the Pole performs however acknowledges that watching tennis is a totally totally different factor than truly 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 will probably be her first quarterfinal since she ended her three-and-half-year retirement.
When Wozniacki and 22-year-old Swiatek meet on Wednesday, will probably 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 the most effective gamers on the planet whereas Swiatek was simply beginning.
Forward of dealing with Swiatek, Wozniacki was requested if there was one thing explicit from their lone match and in addition to deal with her expectations for his or her Indian Wells match.
“No, that is a very long time in the past, and I feel it is not likely going to be the identical match both,” Wozniacki stated.
“I feel 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 instances after I’ve come again, in the course of the US Open as nicely. I understand how she performs, but it surely’s one factor realizing how she performs and in addition enjoying towards her in a full match.
“I do know that I’ve to play my finest tennis to compete towards 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 manner, Wozniacki did not make an excellent 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 sport and rhythm, a reporter requested the Dane if she is at 75 % of the place she desires to be in six months.
“I do not assume that is honest to offer myself a proportion, as a result of I all the time consider, even after I was No. 1 on the planet, I may 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 once you really feel you are enjoying higher; different instances you’re feeling such as you’re enjoying worse. Typically, you recognize, you get the outcomes you need, and different instances not, even in addition to how you’re feeling you are enjoying.
“You understand, I really feel like I performed wonderful in Australia, I felt in observe I used to be hitting the ball as clear as I’ve ever hit it, and it did not go my manner. Typically you simply want a bit of luck, as nicely.
“Right here first spherical I did not really feel like I performed my finest tennis, however, you recognize, you grind via and also you sort of discover a manner via it. Daily you are grinding simply to get via matches.”
Wozniacki on coping with social media negativity
Over the past 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 indignant bettors who lose cash after which resolve to contact the participant via their social media channels.
Gamers, who’ve gotten more and more fed up with that sort of messages, typically screenshot these messages so everybody can see how all of that appears – these messages often include very offensive language, with some wishing a severe sickness and demise to gamers.
However Wozniacki is proof against 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 feel most significantly is to actually care about what your staff, what your loved ones, and what you consider your sport, as a result of once you look inside, you recognize deep down what you should enhance on, what you do nicely. At instances you’ve got simply received to grind via a number of the arduous instances as a result of higher instances are coming,” Wozniacki defined.
When Wozniacki takes on Swiatek on Wednesday, she is going to enter because the underdog however there isn’t a doubt that the Polish four-time Grand Slam champion will not take the 2018 Australian Open champion with no consideration.
