Iga Swiatek confirmed that is healthy going into the Australian Open and that only tiredness was to blame for the leg discomfort that forced her to take a medical timeout against Coco Gauff.
After the American served out the ninth game of the second set to open a 6-4 5-4 lead in the United Cup final, the Pole was heard telling her team that it was “painful in my leg.”
As a result, she left the court with the physio for an off-court medical timeout.
When she returned, Swiatek failed to serve out to stay in the match as Gauff completed a two-set win.
Two days earlier in her match versus Katie Boulter, the world No. 2 also left the court to get some treatment on her leg.
“Well, taping wasn’t a different leg, but nothing happened really. Like, I was just tired. You know, the volume at the beginning of the tournament especially has been pretty big, so yeah, but honestly, like, this really, it’s all good,” the 23-year-old explained following the Gauff loss.
When asked directly if only the workload was the cause of leg pain, she said: “Yeah.”
Swiatek: I played some tough girls and I’m really happy
Before losing to Gauff, the former world No. 1 clinched wins over Malene Helgo, Karolina Muchova, Boulter and Elena Rybakina.
Also, she and Hubert Hurkacz…
