Iga Swiatek, in an interview given during the episode of the podcast Tennis Insider Club co-founded by player Caroline Garcia, came back to talk about the doping scandal that has affected her in recent months.
The Polish player said she is at peace with herself, because she has done nothing wrong, but she is sorry for how many people do not believe her and consider her a liar.
“I feel at peace with myself because I haven’t done anything wrong, but it’s hard to see how almost no one thinks the same way and treats me as if I were a liar. I’ve fought a lot lately to make my dreams come true. This has meant that people don’t recognize my efforts and achievements, that they look at me differently.
I remember being at home while the investigation was taking place and there were many people who came to ask me for autographs and take selfies with me. There I thought: What will they continue to do, when this matter comes to light?
There was a stage in my career in which I only thought about tennis and perceived social networks as something incompatible with total concentration on my career. I deleted the Instagram and X apps, even the email notifications from my phone.
However, that is unsustainable, you can’t stay like this 40 weeks a year, which is what I come across, it’s not life. So I try to regulate the use of social networks and make it compatible with my activity as a professional player,” she analyzed with great honesty.
I remain of the opinion that the Polish player is in good faith, and her outburst with those who consider her a liar is justified. Just as I have always considered Simona Halep innocent, for what happened to her. The issue of the disparity of treatment between the two tennis players is different.
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In the meantime, Swiatek played a very good United Cup and will now focus exclusively on the Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals – as a best result – in 2022. Starting the season on a positive note, with two convincing victories in the United Cup, Swiatek spoke about her goals for the start of the season, starting with the Australian Open.
“I am very satisfied with my game, I felt again how my intensity prevailed until the end and I was able to overcome difficult moments maintaining a very high level of tennis for a long time. This is what all tennis players seek, so it is nice to feel like this already in the first week of competition. It is difficult to organize yourself to reach the best possible level there, because the tournament lasts two weeks and has many particularities.
The main thing is to adapt well to the conditions in Melbourne, gain confidence in a previous event and have a few days off before competing there. I still have to work a lot on all aspects, to play well in a Grand Slam there is no one key, but you have to have everything under control,” said the Pole.
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