Swiatek quashes efficiency fears forward of AO

Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are the 2 top-ranked ladies’s gamers heading into the 2026 Australian Open, however their Sunday night time matches couldn’t have been additional aside.

Whereas Sabalenka’s ended with a trophy raise and twenty second profession title with victory in Brisbane, Swiatek’s resulted in tears because the world no.2 suffered one other defeat forward of the primary grand slam of the yr.

The shining mild for Swiatek was that Poland went on to win the United Cup closing, regardless of her three-set capitulation to Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, and he or she finally lifted a trophy after the nation was the match bridesmaids in 2024 and 2025.

However a racquet toss as she entered the staff field after her match nearly summed up Swiatek’s outcomes forward of the Australian Open, and he or she now heads to Melbourne Park with back-to-back losses after additionally falling to Coco Gauff on Saturday night time.

However by time Swiatek and staff Poland hit the press convention room simply shy of 1am, anger and frustration had been changed with elation, and the world no.2 was fast to quash issues about her well being after she was left in tears on court docket twice this week.

“Every little thing is okay, simply tremendous sore. I suppose, first match of the yr it prices everyone a bit otherwise than throughout the season, however I had an identical expertise final yr,” she stated.

“I’ll simply get good restoration, a few days off. Additionally, I do know these staff occasions, I like them, however they actually take loads of vitality from you, so I nonetheless want to determine stability that possibly sooner or later.

“As a result of I get so excited on the bench that it’s nearly like taking part in a match. It’s all good, I for positive, bodily wasn’t within the second set one of the best model of myself and I undoubtedly used it to push me, however for positive I’ll attempt to get that coated earlier than Australian Open.”