World No 1 Iga Swiatek seemed to be in the perfect place in Dubai, with her game and her mindset after a solid performance in her first match after winning the Qatar Open.
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00:00Just start us off quickly on your thoughts on the match, yeah.
00:03Well, for sure it was a really solid performance and I'm happy that I could play so well because, you know,
00:08it's the first match here and I didn't really have time to adjust to the conditions.
00:12So I'm just happy that I could put pressure on my playstyle and I kept going, you know,
00:19and I didn't lose my focus throughout, you know, all these games and yeah, I'm happy about it.
00:27Go ahead.
00:28A bunch of the players were saying that because the balls are different here this year
00:33and they resurfaced the surface as well, that it's easier to control a bit and it's a bit slow.
00:37Is that true? Is that your experience?
00:39Yes, for sure it is. Australian Open balls are much easier to control
00:45and I think it's smart that they changed it because I wouldn't, like, imagine,
00:51like, doing that transition between Doha and here and playing well in both tournaments is impossible
00:57and right now it actually, for me, makes sense that we're playing the whole week with Australian Open balls.
01:03I think it should be like that from the beginning but, you know, I guess it was, like, a deal or business kind of stuff.
01:11But also, you know, I think the courts are resurfaced every year, aren't they?
01:16Not here.
01:17Not here?
01:18It's been a couple of years.
01:20Well, for sure it's... right now I feel more comfortable and I think we're more used to, like,
01:26going on set and having new courts, so I think it's better.