"I didn't tank, I just didn't know what to do” - Swiatek following a shocking loss

| by Zachary Wimer

After winning 37 matches in a row, Iga Swiatek lost her winning streak in the third round of the 2022 Wimbledon against Alize Cornet.

Despite being the most-dominant player of the season, Iga Swiatek didn't have big expectations when she was heading into the 2022 Wimbledon. The young Pole prefers clay-courts to grass-courts and although she was still the favourite in the All England Club due to her dominance, she lost already in third round. However, world number 1 was not very hard on herself after the match as she knew this could happen.

“I know I didn't play good tennis. I was pretty confused about my tactics. When I was practising I didn’t feel in the best shape [on grass]. So I was aware this could happen. The thing that I changed this season is I started being more aggressive. It was really comfortable for me to have the initiative and be proactive. But here I couldn't control the ball."

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"Then in second set I made few attempts to speed up again, and didn't work out. Usually when I'm coming back, I have some kind of a plan and I know what to change. Here I didn't know what to change. I was confused. On grass court everything happens so quickly. I didn't tank it, but I just didn't know what to do.”

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"Usually I am hard on myself .Here, I know how I felt before matches, I know how I felt when I was practicing. Let's just say that I didn't feel like I'm in a best shape. So I'm kind of aware that this could happen. Maybe it's not the right attitude to have, but it is like it is. I tried many things to feel better on court, on grass court, but it didn't really work out. That's why I'm not even hard on myself because, like, it's kind of logic that if I couldn't find it even on practices, I'm not going to find it on a match."

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