By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, March 14, 202
As Iga Swiatek was rampaging to the WTA Finals title final November, she was involved about whole collapse.
World No. 1 Swiatek superior to the Indian Wells semifinals at this time after former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki retired because of a foot harm with the highest seed up 6-4, 1-0.
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Throughout her post-match press convention, Swiatek was watching the TV monitor as bees swarmed the stadium throughout the Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev quarterfinal, stung chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani and compelled the suspension of play.
That incident prompted media to query Swiatek on her strangest on-court expertise.
The four-time Grand Slam champion mentioned taking part in amid stormy Cancun final November, she felt it may all collapse.
“The strangest? I imply, the entire Cancun state of affairs was fairly unusual,” Swiatek mentioned. “I believed actually the stadium was going to crumble once I was in the midst of it. I am blissful that it did not.
“There have been some drunk folks in Melbourne as soon as once I performed my first Australian Open, I feel, professional, and in Miami, however that is not unusual, I assume. I imply, it is leisure. However yeah, they had been shouting and it was seen that they had been drunk.
“However that was fantastic. I imply, I am fantastic with that.”
The climate is so unhealthy in Cancun that Coco Gauff’s umbrella actually crumbled pic.twitter.com/HsyNL68PT9
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) November 4, 2023
Swirling winds that bent again umbrellas, sudden showers and gentle spots on the court docket made Cancun fairly a problem final fall.
The 22-year-old Swiatek faces 21-year-old Marta Kostyuk in tomorrow’s semifinals.
It has been 12 years since a No. 1 seed, Victoria Azarenka in 2012, gained the BNP Paribas Open. The highest seed has gained simply two of the final 20 WTA 1000 championships.
Swiatek joins Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova because the fourth lady to achieve three consecutive Indian Wells semifinals and goals to maintain it rolling.
“Marta, she’s an ideal participant. It isn’t going to be simple,” Swiatek mentioned. “I do not really feel like her sport model is way totally different than the gamers you face on tour. It did not really feel like I must observe extra at this time to arrange for the match.
“I am protecting my routines, and for certain I will put together tactically at this time within the night.”
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