Iga Svyatek unexpectedly left the Australian Open in the 1/8 finals, and at the end of the match with Olena Rybakina (4-6, 4-6) she explained Sunday’s defeat.

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The main favorite to win the major tournament in Melbourne, Iga was defeated by Rybakina, and explained the failure at the Rod Laver Arena at the press conference.

Iga Sviatek says that he wanted not to lose, but to win

“The last two weeks have been very difficult for me. I felt like I took a step back in my approach to this tournament. So I’ll try to relax a little more, that’s all.

I felt the pressure and felt that I wanted to win rather than lose. I think that’s a question I need to focus on over the next few weeks.” – Iga Svyatekat the press conference.

Svyatek, praise the opponent

“She served like she normally does and I tried to serve the same way, but in my service games I felt like I had to work really hard to get a point because my first serve didn’t work. It was difficult.

Now I have to work on myself, on my mentality and be able to fight like last season. Now I’m going to spend some time trying to reset.

I was able to come back after being led and I was happy with my discipline. I usually manage to keep the pace going when I come back, I can keep that momentum going, but today I lost it. I am sure that she also contributed to this, so I congratulate her,” he added holidayquoted by Eurosport.

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