MELBOURNE, Jan 14 ― World number one Iga Swiatek said today she was ready for an “intense” opening Australian Open match while paying tribute to retired champion Ashleigh...
MELBOURNE, Jan 14 ― World number one Iga Swiatek said today she was ready for an “intense” opening Australian Open match while paying tribute to retired champion Ashleigh Barty for inspiring her to greater heights.
“We played in the US Open, and you saw how intense that match was, how tough,” Swiatek told reporters. The Australian, who is pregnant, dropped into Melbourne Park on Saturday for “kids' day” and enjoyed a light-hearted practice hit with Swiatek, who took over from her as world number one. “I have like huge respect for Ash. She really gave me huge motivation at the beginning of last season to get even better. I'm kind of grateful for that.”
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