Aryna Sabalenka after her defeat in the final in Rome against Swiatek: “Iga plays very intelligently”

Aryna Sabalenka (beaten by Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-3, in the final of the WTA 1000 in Rome this Saturday): “I didn’t play well at all. I didn’t feel good about my game. In the second set, I tried to be a little more aggressive. I tried to put some pressure on her. I had a few opportunities to break his serve. But I know I have to stay aggressive, I have to keep pushing. There’s little chance she’ll give me an easy point. Maybe knowing this makes me rush a little…

I think that’s what I’m going to try to do differently the next time I play against her, so as not to rush things. It’s obvious that Iga plays very intelligently. She is really good in all areas of the game. Her moves are incredible. We always know that we have to build the point and that we have to finish the point. Either way, it will never be an easy point. You really have to be 100%. I keep this in mind too much, I try to overplay sometimes. That’s something I’m going to work on next week, trying to have confidence in myself, in my game, in my ability to stay in the point as long as necessary. »