Swiatek and Navratilova, with conflicting opinions. Getty Images
Just over a week ago, the Polish Every Swiatek (1st in the WTA ranking) opened the debate on the tight schedule that tennis players have and little rest: “We have to be responsible and not force others. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that there are so many withdrawals on these dates. I think it is a signal for the WTA and the ATP to take it more calmly. Honestly, I’m not even going to be so sorry because I’m glad I have a day off now.”
The statements of the best tennis player in the world after her defeat in Cincinnati brought a lot of repercussions. The commotion was so great that, even Martina Navratilovaconsidered one of the best tennis players in history, came out against Swiatek.
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“Usually I played two or three tournaments between Wimbledon and the US Open. I felt tired after the US Open, not before. The only time it happened to me was in 1976, when we participated in the World Team Tennis. We haven’t stopped playing tennis since April, with a three-week break for Wimbledon, and then we don’t stop again until two weeks before the US Open,” the tennis player said in an interview with iNews.
“I understand the stress the players are under. But, still, I have to say: ‘take it’. We are in September, you did not play many tournaments and we are at the US Open, so you cannot take it like that. If you’re so mentally tired, don’t play.”
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The former No. 1 in the world made her position clear: “Just take some time and go on vacation. I never allowed myself, it never occurred to me. Or just accept it and say you’re okay. It’s only 2 weeks, 7 games and you’ll literally have to work for about 20 hours.”
“You just have to show up, train for an hour, all the physical work is already done. You have to suck it up and put it in perspective with what normal people do for a living. This is what you wanted your whole life and you are here. You have to make yourself strong.”finished Navratilova.
2023-08-27 21:01:44
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