‘Its Never Comfortable’ – Iga Swiatek Opens Up About the Adversities of Night Matches at French Open 2022

Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek has been cruising so far at the French Open 2022, as she reaches her second semi-final here in Paris. Today, she beat the American Jessica Pegula in straight sets to continue her winning streak. 

Meanwhile, Swiatek has been playing during the day session throughout the whole tournament. In fact, all WTA players have been playing during the day, while only the players from the men’s draw have been playing during the night session. Recently, Swiatek talked about the night session, as she spoke about adversity at the French Open. 

Iga Swiatek talks about playing in the night session at the French Open 2022 

After her fourth-round match against Qinwen Zheng, Swiatek talked about the night session at the French Open. “Well, honestly I think it’s great for fans. For us, for sure, it’s tough, I’m not gonna lie, because next day when we are going to sleep at 4:00 a.m. or 3:00 a.m. are pretty tough,” Swiatek said regarding the night session. 

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“But on Grand Slams we have time to recover usually, and they are scheduling us pretty smart way usually. So I didn’t really know that they are scheduling ATP matches at that hour. But, yeah, I would be okay with playing a night session like that, but it’s never comfortable, you know, because you have to change the routine, yeah,” she further added about playing during the night. 

It is worth noting that the French Open introduced night sessions this year, possibly to attract more fans. Earlier, Rafael Nadal complained about the heavier conditions during the night. But one thing is certain, many fans turned up in massive numbers to watch the matches during the night session. 

Swiatek creates another record

Night session or not, Swiatek looks unstoppable at the moment, as she won her quarter-final match against Pegula. With this win, she has now won 33 consecutive matches on the tour. Now, she moved to the third spot with the longest win streak since 2000. 

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The top two spots are occupied by Venus and Serena Williams, respectively. In the semi-final of Roland Garros, the Pole will play Russian tennis player, Daria Kasatkina. If she manages to win the next two matches, she will match Venus Williams’ record for the most consecutive wins in a season. 

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