Iga Swiatek reveals her second-round success secret at Australian Open: Just modified my playlist earlier than match

World primary Iga Swiatek revealed the key behind her second-round success on the Australian Open 2023, saying she simply modified her playlist for the match.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Jan 18, 2023 11:34 IST

Iga Swiatek stormed into the third spherical on the Australian Open. (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: World primary Iga Swiatek of Poland revealed the key behind her second-round success on the Australian Open 2023, saying she simply modified her playlist for the match.

Swiatek’s go-to rock group AC/DC saved her pumped up for matches. The three-time Grand Slam winner, who had listened to Guns N’ Roses en path to profitable her first main singles title on the French Open in 2020 earlier than reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open final yr.

Swiatek stormed into the third-round after defeating Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday. While some gamers have pre-match superstitions, the 21-year-old Swiatek revealed that she likes to change her playlists.

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“I’m not superstitious, I would say I actually just changed my playlist before the match,” Swiatek mentioned whereas itemizing Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Lenny Kravitz amongst her favourites.

“I was listening to the same songs for like three years. It was tough. But I did that and it’s working, so hopefully the songs are not going to mess up my head.”

The prime seed on the Australian Open 2023 additional mentioned that there was no escaping from the strain of being the world primary.

“It’s not easy because with that number the expectations are a little bit higher from outside, but also for myself a little bit,” Swiatek mentioned.

“I’m trying to manage that properly. Also trying to kind of stay in my bubble during the tournament so I’m not going to get distracted by all of that.

“I do not need folks to take without any consideration that in case you’re world primary that you’ll win all the pieces as a result of we nonetheless should combat for each match,” the Pole added.

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Jan 18, 2023