“PMS Really Hit Me”: Iga Swiatek States the Complications Faced During WTA Finals 2021

Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek is currently competing in the WTA Finals 2021. Unfortunately, she lost her opening two group stage matches, and consequently, has lost the opportunity to qualify for the semifinal of the tournament. 

Swiatek was asked about the reason behind her surprisingly poor performances, and the 20-year-old gave an incredibly honest answer. She spoke about her opening match where she lost to Maria Sakkari and said that she was struggling with PMS (premenstrual syndrome) that day. The 2020 French Open winner also added some encouraging words for any young player dealing with the same.  

Reflecting on her performances, Swiatek stated, “I don’t want to make excuses or something. It’s pretty hard to talk about that because I know in sports it’s not that often.”

Iga Swiatek revealed the reason for her loss to Maria Sakkari

Swiatek was affected due to the aforementioned issue, which caused her to suffer an unfortunate result, losing in straight sets. She added the wonderful message that these things can happen and one should not get affected by the negative outcome.

The 20-year-old player stated, “PMS really hit me that day. I’m telling this to any young girl who doesn’t know what’s going on. Don’t worry, it’s normal. Everybody has it.”

After that, Swiatek spoke about her match against Sabalenka. She praised her opponent for her skills and at the same time, was happy that she overcame her inner fears. 

The 2020 French Open winner added, “I hit a lot of frames, I’m aware of that. But looking at how I felt when I came here, two days ago, also yesterday. I feel like I kind of won today, 2-1 maybe, because I won against my stress and a little bit of my fear, but I lost against Aryna. In the end, I’m going to think this is a positive day, and also I can get experience from all that stuff.”

Swiatek showed incredible maturity in taking the positives from a difficult situation. Despite being eliminated from the tournament, she seems to be taking her experience there in a positive light. Her skills on the tennis court were never in doubt, but seeing her incredible mentality and openness, she seems destined for the stars.  

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