Iga Swiatek, 22, reveals she has moved past the phase when she used to voew every loss “a tragedy” as the Pole now deals with defeats in a much healthier way. Last week, Swiatek made the Montreal semifinal before Jessica Pegula handed the world No 1 a 6-2 6-7 (4) 6-4 loss.
In the third set of that match, Swiatek had a 4-2 lead before suffering a collapse and losing to Pegula. On Wednesday, Swiatek kicked off his Cincinnati campaign with a dominant 6-1 6-0 win over 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins.
Swiatek delivered an impressive performance against Collins and bounced back from the Montreal semifinal defeat in a very nice way. After beating Collins, Swiatek was asked how she was able to bounce back so impressively.
Swiatek: Before every loss was a tragedy
“Honestly, with so many tournaments on tour, I always feel like I’m going to have a second chance and it’s not like the world is ending.
Earlier in my career every loss was a tragedy for me and I needed a couple of days to reset and find new goals. Sometimes it motivated me but sometimes, when I felt like I’m giving my 100% and still lost, it really slowed me down a little bit.
I don’t feel like that anymore. Also losing by not much…
