'I feel great and that's weird' - Iga Swiatek opens up on feeling 'even more fresh' ahead of San Diego Open

Iga Swiatek says she has been surprised by how motivated she is feeling despite having played — and won — so many matches in 2022. World No. 1 Swiatek's win-loss record this year reads a remarkable 60-9, and it's not just the volume of matches she has won, but the significance of them — taking two majors at the French and US Opens, and securing five other titles besides.

Ad With her 2021 season comprising 51 matches, it's a huge increase in her workload, but having had over a month off after winning in New York she is hungry to end the campaign on a high and will compete at the San Diego Open this week. WTA OstravaSwiatek 'really happy' as she donates prize money to mental health charity10/10/2022 AT 07:53 The 21-year-old Pole said: “Honestly, I feel great and that’s weird because I thought after so many matches I was going to feel a lack of motivation. Or I thought that if you’re winning too much you’re not going to have another goal to reach.

“But honestly, it’s the opposite. I’m even more fresh because winning keeps me really positive. I don’t waste my energy and time coming back to this positive mindset.

«I feel like I can be in the rhythm and do my job on court and play. I feel really good.” 'The best role model' — Thiem inspired by Nadal to return to the top of tennis Russians and Belarusians can compete at Australian Open, Djokovic will be welcome Swiatek didn't seem too distraught at losing to Barbora Krejcikova in the Ostrava Open final over 3h16, deeming it a building block on her route to the WTA Tour Finals, which take place in Fort Worth, Texas between October 31 and November 7. “Even though I played two really long matches there [in Austria] I feel pretty fine physically,» Swiatek said.