Iga Swiatek is hoping to do much better at the 2023 China Open in Beijing compared to Tokyo last week, where she kind of disappointed with her level.
Swiatek touched down in Tokyo quite early to get some practice time because it was her first event since the US Open. It was the first event she played since losing the number one rank on the WTA Tour, and many wondered how she would do.
Losing to Veronika Kudermetova isn't the worst thing in the world, but considering how dominant she was against her in the past, it was quite a surprising turn of events. Some wondered whether her finally wearing On shoes had something to do with the discomfort, but it didn't.
She simply was a bit rusty after not doing anything tennis-related in a while. She spoke a bit about her preparation and how she goes about it, admitting that she needs a bit longer to ramp up.
I realized how much work I have to do in pre-season because there are a lot of things I want to improve. My coach also has a good plan. Sometimes it's not possible to do all of that in two weeks. But we kind of started doing it.
I don't know how it's going to look on matches obviously, because it's totally different story. I was feeling a little bit rusty in Tokyo because after that reset, after three weeks without playing tournaments, you can feel like that a little bit.
Even so, the mindset for Swiatek never changes. She always tries to do her best no matter if she's feeling great or a bit rusty. It didn't work out for her in Tokyo, but a new chance is coming up at the China Open. Let's see how she does.
But, yeah, it doesn't really matter for me. I'll just do my best no matter what.
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