Iga Swiatek terminará la temporada sin conquistar ningún título de Grand Slam.
La tenista polaca puso ayer punto final a su recorrido en los grandes torneos tras caer ante Qinwen Zheng, que protagonizó una remontada heroica (7-5, 6-3) para eliminarla del US Open. La exnúmero uno del mundo, pese a reconocer la enorme decepción, analizó la derrota con serenidad y destacó el exceso de errores no forzados que acabó dando alas a su rival:
"I felt that I was missing too many shots, she started to play better and I allowed her to get back into the match. But, honestly, my concentration was the same as always. I wanted to play as usual. I just started making too many mistakes, I tried to correct the situation, but at that point nothing was working anymore. I knew I would have another chance and I wanted to take advantage of it, but I missed them all.
Today I wouldn't say it was a question of mentality. It was more that I started making mistakes, you know, on easy balls, while Qinwen stopped making mistakes. She played those balls better. yes, I feel like I got over it. Obviously it's not as easy for me to play here as it is on a slightly slower surface, where the ball bounces slightly higher. But I still think I could have played a little bit better, so that's a shame. However, it seems to me that in this part of the season she has managed this kind of situation better."
Swiatek cayó ante Zheng en Nueva York
Swiatek no quiso buscar más excusas y recordó sus antecedentes en Nueva York:
"All the US Open, except for the one in 2022, went like this. So we faced a lot of defeats. Obviously it's not the best thing you can say, but in tennis you are more used to losing than winning. So I don't feel the need to recover from anything.
I just have to focus on working for the next tournaments, and there will be other opportunities to play good tennis. I will focus on growing and developing my game.
That's it, Maybe I could have played more cautiously or something, but I also didn't feel I had room against Qinwen to do it. If I had been more solid than her, I would have won the match, but I wasn't solid and I was making too many mistakes," concluyó.