Iga Swiatek instructed she performs like a person by opponent forward of semi-finals
Iga Swiatek’s newest opponent has claimed that she performs like “the men” forward of their semi-final showdown in Madrid. Veronika Kudermetova has by no means overwhelmed the world No 1 of their three conferences and is thru to her maiden semi-final at WTA 1000 stage.
Swiatek will face a well-known opponent in her semi-final on the Madrid Open, as she has already defeated Kudermetova this 12 months in Doha, in addition to on two different events. The Pole dropped only one sport after they confronted off in Qatar and the world No 13 has defined simply what makes Swiatek’s sport so difficult.
The Russian admitted that the 21-year-old performed like a person as she mentioned: “I mean, I think she play like, you know, the men’s stylish game, because she do a lot of kick, she try to play very aggressive.”
The 26-year-old wasn’t taking a lot confidence given Swiatek’s aggressive sport model, however mentioned she knew what to do after their earlier encounters. “I mean, if I’m looking for that, it’s not giving me like confident, but I try to show my best, try to do the right things on the court,” Kudermetova added.
“And I think this will be very important, just, you know, doesn’t matter what was the score, but I know what I need to do.” Kudermetova has already scored a formidable win over world No 3 Jessica Pegula in Madrid, upsetting her within the quarter-final.
The world No 13 took the primary set however dropped the second 6-0 to the American earlier than storming again to clinch a 6-4 0-6 6-4 win in what was their first assembly. “I mean, first set was pretty good for myself, but in the second set, I think Jessica, she start to play a little bit more aggressive,” Kudermetova defined.
Laughing, she added: “I was maybe a little bit tired, but to be honest, in the second set I start to laughing that, Veronika, you want to kill yourself. Again, three-set battle. Yeah, I mean, was really tough set.
“But before the final set, I say to myself, Veronika, you need to try to do something, because if you will continue to play like this you will lose for sure. You need to start to play a little bit more aggressive.”
After managing to reply to Pegula’s aggressive sport, the twelfth seed in Madrid might be hoping to take the identical angle into her match towards Swiatek. Meanwhile, the world No 1 isn’t bothered in regards to the change in situations for her match towards Kudermetova.
The pair have solely ever performed on arduous courts however will now face off within the altitude of Madrid on the clay. And they’ve been given a late-night slot of 9pm Spanish time, however Swiatek mentioned: “Well, I don’t think it matters. I just meant that every day it’s different. So this is the challenge.”