Iga Swiatek issues brutal statement on her state after multiple BJKC Finals marathons

Iga Swiatek felt “tired like never before” after Poland lost a Billie Jean King Cup Finals thriller against Italy but underlined that she had no regrets for coming to Malaga to represent her nation.

Since Magda Linette lost to Lucia Bronzetti in the first match of ther semifinal tie, the world No. 2 was in a must-win situation in her match against Jasmine Paolini. Although it didn’t come easily, the five-time Grand Slam champion ultimately managed to seal a 3-6 6-4 6-4 win over the world No. 4 in two hours and 38 minutes of play.

Later, Swiatek returned to the court for the deciding doubles rubber with Katarzyna Kawa. Unfortunately for the Polish team, they didn’t manage to complete their comeback after Paolini and Sara Errani won 7-5 7-5 in nearly an hour and 40 minutes of action.

Two days earlier, the 23-year-old also played in singles and doubles versus the Czech Republic and spent a total of three hours and 55 minutes on the court. On Friday, the Pole was also over two and a half hours on the court for her match against Spain’s Paula Badosa.

Ultimately, Swiatek’s efforts were enough for Poland to reach their first semifinal and make history but not more than that.

“Honestly, I think I have never been so tired before, especially after this last match we played. Still, I have no regrets, I fought for every point. Maybe there was a moment where I could have adjusted things a bit better, but I tactically made a mistake. Overall, I think we fought well until the end, we gave our all on the court,” the four-time French Open winner said after the match, via Punto de Break.

Swiatek: My whole body is sore, I won’t have any strength when I wake up…

In Malaga, the 23-year-old appeared in a total of five matches – three singles and two doubles match – and spent nearly 11 hours on the court.