Petra Kvitova broke down what makes Swiatek such a difficult opponent as they both play this week in Ostrava.
Iga Swiatek received high praise from Petra Kvitova in a recent interview with the Czech Republican sports news outlet iSport. The seasoned left-hander praised the Pole's abilities that set her apart from the competition while acknowledging the Pole's successes this season.
"Iga had an amazing season, won two Grand Slams and became number one in the world. Definitely deserved, because she just plays a different game than the rest of the girls and thanks to that she gained domination," explained Kvitova adding more analysis from her point of view:
"You probably don't see it on TV, but she's very fast, reads the game very well, knows how to position herself properly for each ball. In addition, she is very good in defense, which makes it simply difficult to win single points or whole games with her."
Kvitova and Swiatek can only meet each other in the final and she would really like that to happen. There could be a showdown both on the court and on the stands as there is many Polish fans coming in from nearby Poland to watch Swiatek:
"I hope Czech fans will be better than Polish fans! We could have some rivalry here. I think that many fans from Poland will come, for them Ostrava is actually just around the corner. It will definitely be good for the whole tournament."
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