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Iga Swiatek finds wings after her doping affair

Freed from a weight after her suspension for doping, the Pole has been on the competition since the start of the tournament.

The Swiatek tornado sweeps away everything in its path in Melbourne. The turns pass, the adversaries die, swept away. The Pole thus only dropped fourteen games in five matches (including seven in the first round), or less than three games conceded on average per match. Only champions like Maria Sharapova and Monica Seles have ever reached the semi-finals of a Major with fewer games lost. The “Swiatek express” spent barely six hours on the court. Latest victim to date: Emma Navarro, seeded 8, lost sharply in the quarterfinals on Wednesday (6-1, 6-2), won in turn by Swiatek, even if she resisted a little longer (1 hour 30) that the previous victims of the five-time Grand Slam winner who had played 1 h 23, 1 h 01, 1 h 11 and finally 59 minutes to reach the quarters… “ I play my game and if it works why should I stop ? », summarized number 2…

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