Swiatek on her opening match against Eala: "I have to treat this match like the others, without worrying about what happened in Miami"
Iga Swiatek, the defending champion of the WTA 1000 in Miami, attended a press conference this Thursday to discuss her ambitions in the tournament, especially her second-round match against Alexandra Eala.
A month after the Filipino player's victory in the Miami quarter-finals against the world No. 2, the two women will meet tomorrow for a match that will be closely followed, even though Swiatek will have the advantage of playing on the surface where she has had the most success in recent seasons:
"I have only played once against Alexandra, so it's hard to give you a long answer. We are both going to make adjustments in our tennis to be up to the level on clay.
Today, I will discuss tactics with Wim (Fisette, her coach) but I am not going to engage in a prediction contest.
I know this tournament very well and I will try to use this experience. But sometimes, experience isn't enough. In the end, I have to take this match like the others, without worrying about what happened in Miami."
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