By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday September 3, 2023
Iga Swiatek was left pondering what went mistaken after her 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko on Sunday night time on the US Open.
The defending champion fell to 0-4 lifetime in opposition to the Latvian and noticed her US Open profitable streak snapped at 10 victories.
“I am simply stunned that my stage modified so drastically as a result of often after I play dangerous, I play dangerous at the start, then I type of catch up or simply drawback clear up,” she stated. “This time it was completely the alternative. I do not actually know what occurred with my recreation. I felt no management instantly. I simply have to observe and see ‘trigger, yeah, I did not actually know why I began making so many errors.”
Swiatek was off to a stable begin, however melted down within the warmth and humidity in units two and three, as she struggled to hit her spots in opposition to the previous Roland-Garros champion.
“Often I can really feel what I am doing mistaken,” she stated. “This time, I do not know, like my errors have been so large, and I had no thought why instantly I could not return. I am returner. I used to be specializing in the identical issues as within the first set, and the identical issues general, when my recreation is working.
“I do not know. I would like to observe. Possibly it will give me some solutions. General it is simply that it would not occur typically for me after I begin taking part in so badly. It is a constructive factor general, however I am simply stunned somewhat bit. I’ve to investigate.”
On the No.1 Rating: It’s Unhappy
Swiatek stated it’s troublesome to lose the No.1 rating, however she believes that she can have possibilities to regain it if she continues to develop as a participant.
“For positive when it occurs, whenever you lose it, there are some unhappy feelings,” she stated. “As I stated at the start, all these nice gamers know it may come again if you are going to work laborious, concentrate on the fitting issues, simply develop as a participant.
“For positive in addition to this match, which was fairly bizarre, I really feel like I’m progressing as a participant. I’ve extra abilities. This season was – continues to be – the toughest half is already achieved for me, however this season was actually robust and intense. It isn’t simple to deal with all of these items, yeah.
“I am simply joyful that I’ll have time to reset somewhat bit.”