Iga Swiatek chasing ‘next goals’ as world No. 1 returns to Rome well rested after stint at Rafael Nadal’s academy

Iga Swiatek was on a roll but decided to rest her shoulder when withdrawing from the Madrid Open late last month. She is back this week and ready to defend her Italian Open title, with the fortnight away from the WTA Tour – which included a stint at Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca – seemingly allowing her to press the reset button. Ad/> «It's pretty weird because I really rested, then they almost killed me on the practices,» Swiatek told reporters in the Italian capital.

«Hopefully it's going to give me more power and I'm going to be more ready to play well next tournaments.» Roland-GarrosHow to peak in Paris? Nadal and Swiatek plot different courses to French Open29/04/2022 AT 08:25 Swiatek is the heavy favourite for the WTA 1000 event, and will face either Shelby Rogers or Alison Riske after receiving a first-round bye. The world No. 1 is on a 23-match winning streak, and despite winning her past four events – Doha, Indian Wells, Miami and Stuttgart — the Pole is only looking forward with Roland-Garros around the corner.

“I feel like the chapter is a little bit closed,” Swiatek said. “Still I'm coming back to [these] moments, which is maybe not good sometimes because you can get your expectations high. Raducanu to play Birmingham event ahead of Wimbledon Osaka withdraws from WTA Rome with ankle injury Best in the world, but is Alcaraz favourite for the French Open? “I'm working this season also not to look [back] on what happened — doesn't matter if it's good or bad — just looking forward.