Iga Swiatek disclosed that she wasn’t too concerned about facing Emma Raducanu after defeating the British player in the Stuttgart Open quarterfinals. Even though Raducanu put up a strong fight against the top-ranked player in the world, Swiatek prevailed in straight sets, but not before making him work hard.
Despite enduring a challenging few years, Raducanu’s prominence and celebrity status have allowed her to remain one of the most well-known female players. But according to Swiatek, Raducanu is not more of a draw than any other player competing in the WTA circuit.
Swiatek expressed her remarks about Raducanu and said: “I mean, for fans, for sure, it’s nice. I mean, we have plenty of players to play against on the WTA Tour. I wouldn’t say Emma is the one specific that I’m looking forward to playing with, because we have tough matchups, you know, every week. Doesn’t matter for me.”
Swiatek added: “I never knew she was capable of that and today I knew that. I think she has a really good placement. She was serving, you know, even though it wasn’t like 180, it was sometimes on the line and pretty tricky, so she’s mixing it up. Yeah, she has a pretty good serve, so I wouldn’t say there was much difference in that. But for sure, you know, she’s older, she has learned a lot. I would say the intensity was a little bit higher, yeah.”
Iga Swiatek in 2024
Currently ranked no.1, the Pole played her last match on the 20th
of April when she was overcome by world no.4 Elena Rybakina 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Stuttgart (draw).Currently, during this year the Pole has an overall 26-4 record. Swiatek has won 3 titles in 2024 in Australia, Doha and Indian Wells.
Swiatek will compete next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). She will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of April.
Emma Raducanu in 2024
Now the world no.303, Emma played her last match on the 19th of April when she lost to world no.1 Iga Swiatek 7-6(2) 6-3 in the quarter in Stuttgart (draw).
At the moment, during this season Raducanu has a compiled 9-6 win-loss record.
Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu clashed against each other 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-0 for Swiatek. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Iga Swiatek won 7-6(2) 6-3 in the quarter in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix) on the 19th of April 2024.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu |
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