Daria Abramowicz: “I am so proud of her, because it was so hard” By Francis -August 30, 2024

Daria Abramowicz: “I am so proud of her, because it was so hard”
By Francis -August 30, 2024

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As Iga Świątek clinched her fourth trophy at Roland-Garros and so her fifth Grand Slam title, we asked her sports psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, to open the window a bit into the Swiatek’s version of the champion’s mindset.

Daria Abramowicz can smile and relax a bit now that Iga Swiatek finished the job. Madrid – Rome – Roland-Garros : a performance for the ages. Case closed. Some people are going to shrug and say that Swiatek’s margin is so big on clay right now that of course she was going to win. Of course, she was always going to win because she’s just so good, right? It makes Abramowicz roll her eyes. There’s no “of course” at this level, even less when everybody says in circles that you cannot lose. No, it wasn’t a walk in the park to win that fourth Roland-Garros title. Not at all.

“Everyone was giving her the trophy after Rome already. Then again here when Arena and Elena lost. Which is tough,” Abramowicz told us at the player’s café after the win. “You can stay in your zone, focused and disciplined, but it will come to you day after day. You will listen to it and see