Caroline Wozniacki says commentating on Iga Swiatek's matches over time gave her a very good probability to get a robust really feel of how the Pole performs however acknowledges that watching tennis is a totally totally different factor than truly enjoying.
On Tuesday, former world No. 1 Wozniacki defeated three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-2 to succeed in the Indian Wells quarterfinal. For 33-year-old Wozniacki – who was working in tennis broadcast earlier than returning to tennis in August – this will probably be her first quarterfinal since she ended her three-and-half-year retirement.
When Wozniacki and 22-year-old Swiatek meet on Wednesday, will probably be their second assembly. Beforehand, the 2 met in 2019, with Swiatek upsetting 1-6 6-3 6-4 in Toronto. On the time, Wozniacki was among the best gamers on the planet whereas Swiatek was simply beginning.
Forward of dealing with Swiatek, Wozniacki was requested if there was one thing specific from their lone match and in addition to deal with her expectations for his or her Indian Wells match.
"No, that's a very long time in the past, and I believe it's probably not going to be the identical match both," Wozniacki mentioned.
"I believe I’ve clearly commentated a few of her matches. I understand how she's enjoying. Clearly she's enjoying good tennis, enjoying powerfully. I practiced together with her as nicely just a few instances after I’ve come again, through the US Open as nicely. I understand how she performs, but it surely's one factor figuring out how she performs and in addition enjoying in opposition to her in a full match.
"I do know that I’ve to play my finest tennis to compete in opposition to her, and that's what I hope to do."
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Wozniacki on the place she is now in her return
After making the US Open round-of-16 and beginning her comeback in a robust approach, Wozniacki didn't make a very good begin to this season – she was crushed within the Auckland and San Diego first rounds whereas she misplaced within the Australian Open second spherical.
However in Indian Wells, the 2018 Australian Open champion is popping the web page on her season as she has dropped only one set en route to creating the quarterfinal.
Now that Wozniacki appears to be beginning to discover her sport and rhythm, a reporter requested the Dane if she is at 75 % of the place she desires to be in six months.
"I don't suppose that's honest to provide myself a proportion, as a result of I at all times consider, even after I was No. 1 on the planet, I might enhance. I really feel like I’ve improved, and each event yearly, I really feel like I'm enhancing," Wozniacki mentioned.
"Clearly there are occasions if you really feel you're enjoying higher; different instances you’re feeling such as you're enjoying worse. Typically, , you get the outcomes you need, and different instances not, even apart from how you’re feeling you're enjoying.
"You understand, I really feel like I performed wonderful in Australia, I felt in follow I used to be hitting the ball as clear as I've ever hit it, and it didn't go my approach. Typically you simply want a bit luck, as nicely.
"Right here first spherical I didn't really feel like I performed my finest tennis, however, , you grind via and also you sort of discover a approach via it. On daily basis you're grinding simply to get via matches."
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Wozniacki on coping with social media negativity
During the last couple of years, tennis gamers have been talking out greater than ever concerning the social media abuse they expertise every day. Generally, hateful and insulting messages come from indignant bettors who lose cash after which resolve to contact the participant via their social media channels.
Gamers, who’ve gotten more and more fed up with that sort of messages, usually screenshot these messages so everybody can see how all of that appears – these messages often include very offensive language, with some wishing a severe sickness and demise to gamers.
However Wozniacki is proof against social media negativity as she doesn't spend a lot time there, and even when she takes a while to hit up social media, she doesn't give any consideration or focus to negativity.
"I believe most significantly is to essentially care about what your crew, what your loved ones, and what you consider your sport, as a result of if you look inside, deep down what you should enhance on, what you do nicely. At instances you've simply acquired to grind via a number of the laborious instances as a result of higher instances are coming," Wozniacki defined.
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When Wozniacki takes on Swiatek on Wednesday, she is going to enter because the underdog however there is no such thing as a doubt that the Polish four-time Grand Slam champion received't take the 2018 Australian Open champion with no consideration.
