By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, March 14, 202
As Iga Swiatek was rampaging to the WTA Finals title final November, she was involved about complete collapse.
World No. 1 Swiatek superior to the Indian Wells semifinals at this time after former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki retired because of a foot harm with the highest seed up 6-4, 1-0.
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Throughout her post-match press convention, Swiatek was watching the TV monitor as bees swarmed the stadium through the Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev quarterfinal, stung chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani and compelled the suspension of play.
That incident prompted media to query Swiatek on her strangest on-court expertise.
The four-time Grand Slam champion stated enjoying amid stormy Cancun final November, she felt it might all collapse.
“The strangest? I imply, the entire Cancun scenario was fairly unusual,” Swiatek stated. “I assumed truthfully the stadium was going to collapse once I was in the course of it. I am completely happy that it did not.
“There have been some drunk individuals in Melbourne as soon as once I performed my first Australian Open, I feel, professional, and in Miami, however that is not unusual, I suppose. I imply, it is leisure. However yeah, they had been shouting and it was seen that they had been drunk.
“However that was advantageous. I imply, I am advantageous with that.”
The climate is so unhealthy in Cancun that Coco Gauff’s umbrella actually crumbled pic.twitter.com/HsyNL68PT9
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) November 4, 2023
Swirling winds that bent again umbrellas, sudden showers and smooth spots on the court docket made Cancun fairly a problem final fall.
The 22-year-old Swiatek faces 21-year-old Marta Kostyuk in tomorrow’s semifinals.
It has been 12 years since a No. 1 seed, Victoria Azarenka in 2012, received the BNP Paribas Open. The highest seed has received simply two of the final 20 WTA 1000 championships.
Swiatek joins Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova because the fourth girl to achieve three consecutive Indian Wells semifinals and goals to maintain it rolling.
“Marta, she’s an excellent participant. It isn’t going to be straightforward,” Swiatek stated. “I do not really feel like her sport model is far totally different than the gamers you face on tour. It did not really feel like I have to follow extra at this time to arrange for the match.
“I am conserving my routines, and for certain I will put together tactically at this time within the night.”
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