Australian Open Monday, 8 February 2021 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Iga Swiatek Press Conference

play efficient on . Well, it shouldn't be, but it I. SWIATEK/A. Rus is in the back of my head the most important tournaments. I try to treat every match the same way, 6-1, 6-3 but it's different on Grand Slams (smiling).

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. I'm going to be working on that still. Maybe that's going to change in a few months or years. But right now I'm Q. Walk us through your first-round win today. happy that I can play good .

IGA SWIATEK: That's not an easy question. I could talk Q. What are you singing in your head? for, like, 20 minutes, but... IGA SWIATEK: Today It Takes Two, Marvin Gay. So Basically I felt much better than during my first not rock for the first time. tournament here, much more confident. Even though I had some doubts because I played against Arantxa Rus Q. To what degree does what happened when you in Rome, and that wasn't a good match for me, I think I won a major come into your mind when you play started from a brand-new position. Yeah, I just wanted to other matches? What does it do for you? dominate on court, and I did pretty well, so I'm happy. IGA SWIATEK: Well, it came to my mind like during Q. You talked about feeling like it was a brand-new previous matches last week. Today it was different. It day, new tournament. Talk about how that was easier for me to focus on just being here, just translated, that mindset, into how you played. playing a match.

IGA SWIATEK: Basically I tried to only think about Basically sometimes it gives me, like, confidence playing and not other stuff. I was singing in my head to because I know I can play great tennis. But usually it's, keep my mind busy, focusing on little things. I say that C'mon, you're making much more mistakes than on basically on every interview. Sometimes it's easier to do , you were playing better then. that, sometimes not. I felt that it was easier today than on tournament before. I saw finally what I can do, and somehow in the back of my mind I expect to play always like that, but it's Yeah, I just played good tennis. Maybe I made some impossible. decisions that weren't perfect, like some of the dropshots, but it's also first match of the tournament. I hope I'm It's about managing expectations. Usually thinking about going to be playing better and better next round. French Open isn't, like, really good for me. I try to treat every tournament as a different story and I think it's good. Q. You had great success not just in Paris, but posted success at the slams in the past. Do you feel Q. You play Camila Giorgi next. Talk about the like a different player when you're at the majors? challenge of playing her.

IGA SWIATEK: That's a good question because actually IGA SWIATEK: We played two years ago. Two? Yeah, I wanted to focus more - not more - but have the same two years ago. It was in the second round actually. I attitude on WTA tournaments as well as Grand Slams. remember it was a really tough match for me because Well, I don't know how that happens but I always play that was the first match that I played with a player who better on Grand Slams. Maybe it's, I don't know, plays so fast. preparation, maybe it's just the perfect time for me to play. So I think I made a progress since our last match. It's going to be easier, but also I'm going to be really -- sorry, Yeah, my goal is to be consistent, so I want to play good I forgot the word. I'm going to be, like, prepared for on basically every tournament. For me I'm really happy I everything because she can play really great tennis,

104422-1-1004 2021-02-08 05:02:00 GMT Page 1 of 2 really fast. This surface, it's going to help her.

I mean, it doesn't matter. We're going to see what's going to happen. I'm going to be tactically prepared. I'm going to be ready for anything, yeah. Just going to play my tennis.

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