Iga Swiatek n'a fait qu'une bouchée de son adversaire du jour, Anastasia Potapova, puisqu'elle s'est imposée... en 41 minutes de jeu !
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00:03 Iga, congratulations back into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
00:06 Just talk us through that very emphatic victory today and your keys to the match.
00:11 Yeah, for sure.
00:12 I was playing in a really solid and efficient way
00:15 and I didn't lose any points that I didn't need to.
00:19 So I'm happy with the way I was disciplined
00:22 and I just stick to my tactics for the whole match.
00:26 Questions in English, please. We'll start here.
00:28 This morning we were watching Novak Djokovic play till 3 o'clock in the morning.
00:33 It is an issue in tennis where matches are starting late
00:36 and then finishing after midnight.
00:38 Do you just think, you're world number one, do you think as a sport
00:41 there should be a cut-off?
00:42 Do you think tennis should do more?
00:43 Because I'm thinking of pool kids, security staff.
00:46 It's not just the players who are tired,
00:47 it's everyone in the arena who's working late.
00:50 Well, that's true.
00:52 Obviously everybody kind of thinks about themselves
00:55 and I was always looking from the players' perspective.
00:58 It's not easy to play and it's not like we're going to fall asleep
01:04 one hour after the match.
01:06 Usually it takes us four hours to even chill
01:10 and you need to do recovery media.
01:12 It's not like the work ends when you win the match point.
01:16 I was always one of the players that said
01:21 that we should start a little bit earlier.
01:23 Also, I don't know if the fans are watching these matches,
01:26 if they have to go to work the next day or something
01:29 when the matches are finishing at 2 or 3 a.m.
01:34 But it's not up to us.
01:36 We need to accept anything that is going to come to us.
01:40 Matt?
01:41 Hey, Igo. Well done today. I'm back here.
01:45 When you have a match like you have today
01:48 or even one slightly longer, you have a lot of quick matches,
01:51 what do you do the rest of your day?
01:53 Do you go hit more? Do you feel like you need to get more reps in?
01:59 Or is it just take advantage of the rest and chill out?
02:02 We have time to practice tomorrow,
02:04 so there's no need to do that today
02:07 because it's not like I'm playing the next match tomorrow
02:10 and I need to work on some stuff and I need to rush it.
02:13 So, no, usually I don't play even after a quick match.
02:18 Maybe it happens a couple of times.
02:21 But I don't feel like I need to right now.
02:25 So I'm actually happy that I could recover after a match against Naomi
02:30 because three-hour matches, they stay with you for a couple of days.
02:34 But I felt really fresh today,
02:36 so there's no need to make it worse again.
02:42 It's better to recover.
02:44 The match was over in 40 minutes.
02:47 That's the shortest match of your professional career.
02:50 Is it possible that those results against Anastasia from U12 and U14
02:55 were in the back of your mind a little bit?
02:58 No.
03:00 Well, obviously I had just the thought that times change a little bit
03:07 because I remember she was always the player to beat me.
03:12 I don't think I won against her
03:14 and I lost some heartbreaking matches for me,
03:17 like the semifinal of the Orange Bowl when I had match points
03:21 and I lost here when I had a pretty good tournament
03:24 and I lost against Iapodubova and a couple more.
03:32 We always played against each other in European championships or something.
03:37 So, honestly, there's no point to think about that.
03:42 But I had just a thought like that.
03:44 It lasted two seconds and then I was focusing on my work
03:49 because that's the best thing I can do.
03:51 What's changed in those ten years for you?
03:55 Well, I don't know.
03:58 When I think about myself, I just know that my progress was kind of like that.
04:03 It's never kind of stopped.
04:05 So I'm just proud of myself and the work that I've put to be in this place.
04:11 And everything changed because I'm just older and I play better.
04:16 Hi, congrats.
04:18 Thank you.
04:19 There are some one-sided matches where they can be quite tight with tight games,
04:23 but you lost ten points and you hit two unforced errors.
04:27 So I'm curious, how does it actually feel when you're in the zone
04:31 and you're not making errors and things are flowing freely?
04:35 How does that feel?
04:37 Comfortable.
04:39 You just go with it because there's no point of changing anything.
04:43 You just continue what you've been doing and what has been working.
04:47 But honestly, I was always focusing on the next point.
04:53 I didn't really look at what happened before.
04:55 So that was probably also why I could be efficient.
05:00 After this express win,
05:04 is your coach planning to get you on the practice court again today?
05:08 Or is your day at the office ended?
05:11 And second question, do you feel any change of the attitude from the French crowd
05:15 after your request several nights ago to be more quiet during a rally?
05:19 No, I'm not going to practice today.
05:22 I think the crowd was calmer also
05:27 because I didn't play such a high-intensity match as against Naomi.
05:32 Because obviously that was a popcorn kind of match
05:35 and everybody was really excited and pumped up for it.
05:38 And next ones were, I felt like I had everything under control.
05:42 So also I think the crowd felt that as well.
05:45 So I think people are listening and they are respectful.
05:52 So I felt a difference, but I don't know what's the reason.
05:58 I hope they kind of accepted my little speech after the match
06:06 and they're not mad at me.
06:08 Hi, Iga. Congrats for today.
06:11 You were pretty honest about the fact that you're requesting not to play at night.
06:14 You don't want to play that night's session.
06:16 I'm just wondering if it's a routine issue,
06:18 if it's a condition here that makes it difficult for you.
06:21 What's the reasoning behind it?
06:23 There's no issue.
06:25 I just like to sleep normally.
06:28 Hi, Iga. Congrats.
06:30 Just want to know if you saw a part of the game last night
06:33 between Djokovic and Mousseti.
06:35 I haven't.
06:36 And do you think Novak Djokovic can be fit for his next game after such a game?
06:41 I haven't watched it.
06:44 I have no idea.
06:46 You have to ask him.
06:47 But I guess he's so experienced that he'll do everything to be.
06:51 Honestly, I didn't know that it finished at 3 a.m.
06:54 so I have nothing to say.
06:58 Sorry.
06:59 Hi, congratulations.
07:06 Thank you.
07:07 As you said, spectators are very excited with watching your game, enjoying.
07:13 And if you remember the first year,
07:16 the first time you won this tournament,
07:18 at that time, very few spectators because of the time difference.
07:23 That's because of the limitation of COVID.
07:26 And it's taking place in October, which is very crowded and cold.
07:32 So can you recall a little bit about that experience
07:35 and compare that time to this very enthusiastic situation?
07:41 I remember it was weird playing with no noise on the court
07:46 because you're kind of alone with your thoughts
07:50 because you're used to the support
07:53 and hearing even something in between the points.
07:57 And when we had no audience, for sure it was weird
08:02 and also hard to adjust to
08:04 because you just hear yourself and you hear your breathing and everything.
08:12 And sometimes it's weird.
08:15 But I remember from the semifinal or the final,
08:20 there were a few thousand people separated from each other.
08:25 They were trying to also support us,
08:29 even though the quantity wasn't big, they were kind of loud.
08:33 But honestly, back then I didn't really care.
08:38 I was so overwhelmed with being at these stages of a tournament
08:43 that it didn't really matter for me.
08:46 Actually, I think it was kind of easier
08:48 because I was still 19 and not experienced.
08:52 And if I would go on a stadium that was so loud and so pumped up,
08:56 maybe I would get more stressed or something.
08:58 But now I have the experience, now I can play under any conditions.
09:01 Thank you.
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