Iga Swiatek aims to win third straight Qatar Open title

Curse of Athena APP game platform Swiatek also shed light on the pressures that come with being the top-ranked player on the WTA Tour. - WTAIga Swiatek is aiming to win a third straight Qatar Open title this week but the world number brushed aside the notion that she was entering the tournament with the mindset of a double defending champion as this year's event is a "totally different story".The four-time Grand Slam winner, who is once again the top contender to lift the trophy in Doha, told reporters on Sunday previous editions of the event had no effect on this one. "I learned from last year that there is no point on focusing on defending anything, so it's a totally different chapter and totally different story," said Swiatek ahead of her opening match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea."I'm going to take it step by step and not really think about what happened last year or two years ago, because we are all at different points in our lives."It would be nice if I could play well here, but I already learned that you can't expect a lot in tennis because it's going to surprise you."Swiatek also shed light on the pressures that come with being the top-ranked player on the WTA Tour."I feel like because I'm at the top of the WTA I should have some standards," the 22-year-old said. "Sometimes it's a little bit harder to kind of take it easy, because you feel like everybody is chasing you."There is some stuff that's changed because of the position that you're at, but on the other hand, I always try to remind myself that I'm still the same person no matter what my ranking is and no matter what the number next to my name is."  Comments Submit مضمون کا ماخذ:prêmios lotofácil