Indeed, Swiatek has been in an era all her own at Melbourne Park, and two more similar performances will hand the 23-year-old a sixth career Grand Slam singles title.
But after candidly revealing that in recent months that she’s worked in recent months to loosen the reins, relax, and enjoy life more, no longer thinking about “only tennis, tennis, tennis,” she might have more in common with that era of Swift’s music than she thinks.
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“I’m proud that I’ve been doing the same kind of work with good intensity and just pushing my opponents from the beginning of the matches,” she said after a 6-1, 6-2 win over No. 8 seed Emma Navarro in the quarterfinals.
“These tournaments are long,” she continued. “Even if you start amazing, something can happen during the two weeks. I wouldn’t say something feels super different. Probably, I feel like I’m relaxed and just focused on the right things. I don’t have anything that is disturbing me.
“I just have the right mindset and attitude and right focus, and this is the base, I would say. Then I can play my tennis and not really think too much about other stuff.”
