Emma Raducanu praised Iga Swiatek following their Indian Wells match as the Briton used the word ruthless to describe the Pole’s level of play. In the Indian Wells round-of-16, top-seeded Swiatek ousted Raducanu 6-3 6-1.
“I think that Iga played a very good level and showed why she is number one in the world. She was very ruthless with the way that she played. I think I was able to stay competitive for the beginning of the match but ultimately she ground me down and by the end of it I was just taking way too long to recover from one rally,” Raducanu told BBC Sport.
Raducanu stayed competitive early on but then Swiatek broke her down
Raducanu saved two consecutive break points in the third game but she also missed out on her first two break points in the fourth game. In the sixth game, Swiatek earned the first break of the match and then Pole then held on to her serve the rest of the set to clinch the opener.
After losing the first set, Raducanu served out the opening game of the second set. Swiatek then absolutely dominated the rest of the match as the Pole claimed three breaks in a row and won six consecutive games to complete a two-set.
Even though Raducanu didn’t come anywhere near beating Swiatek, she was still pretty happy with her run in Indian Wells. In the desert,…
