Iga Swiatek on WTA Finals, winning Wimbledon, her failed doping test and striving for perfection


Reem Abulleil
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At her core, Iga Swiatek is a tennis purist. Already a winner of six Grand Slam titles across three different surfaces, the Polish world No 2 says she is rarely short of motivation.

While some may chase records and glory in order to stay hungry, Swiatek says she is driven by her love of the game and an ambition to perfect her craft.

“I just love the feeling of knowing where the ball is going to go and having control on the court. So I'm always working hard because I know that this is the way to go,” Swiatek told The National on the sidelines of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

“The probability of feeling [that control] will be much bigger if I work hard and if I try to listen to my coaches and develop as a player. The results will come after that.

“This always motivates me. I don't need a lot of stuff to motivate me, like a big, big goal, because many things happened in my career that I wasn't really expecting anyway and that weren't really my goals.”

Swiatek picked up her first major title as an unseeded 19-year-old at Roland Garros in 2020. She has since added three more French Open crowns, one US Open, one Wimbledon, and an Olympic bronze medal to her resume, and spent a total of 125 weeks at the top of the rankings before she was unseated by Aryna Sabalenka 12 months ago.

With a hall of fame career secured before turning 25, Swiatek remains level-headed in her approach to tennis. “For me, just feeling day by day that I'm doing good work and the energy that I'm putting in will maybe pay off, maybe not, but usually it does – it's enough of a motivation,” she added.

Swiatek joked during her press conference that she often forgets how young she is – “sometimes I feel like I'm 40 already,” she laughed.

The 24-year-old has had a challenging season – one that presented unique circumstances both on and off the court. After being cleared by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) over the contaminated melatonin she ingested that resulted in a positive antidoping test – she served a one-month suspension at the end of last year because her level of fault was deemed to be at the lowest end of the range for ‘No Significant Fault or Negligence’ – Swiatek felt the emotional toll of the ordeal.

She also started the year with a new coach, Wim Fissette, and was trying to implement some changes to her game that needed time to properly fall into place.

Glory in London

The stars aligned for her when she least expected it, in July on the lawns of the All England Club, where she had the best serving performance of her career en route to capturing the Wimbledon trophy.

“I had some challenges this year that really were kind of new and I needed to adjust to them a little bit more,” said Swiatek. “Also, I think it was the first year when I didn't feel like I'm still young. That was also a different feeling,” she added with a smile.

“Overall, winning Wimbledon made this season already super special and amazing. I would just put it over anything else.”

That triumph ended a 13-month title drought for Swiatek, who silenced her doubters and those who were questioning her partnership with Fissette, by capturing the most-coveted trophy in the sport, which happens to be on her least favourite surface.

“With Wim, I think the start of our relationship was pretty tricky because he joined my team after my three perfect seasons. So there was kind of no space to go up. Actually, winning Wimbledon was the only thing that I wasn't able to do before,” she explained

“But yeah, usually you change coaches because something was going wrong and you have this boost, but this time it was a bit different. So I wanted to win because I knew that he's a super experienced coach, he has such knowledge, and I just felt like his knowledge plus my experience and the way I play should give us something big.

“So the first part of the season, the expectations were a bit too high. I should have just focused on playing and that's it.”

Ruthless in Riyadh

It’s fair to say Swiatek’s focus is back where she needs it to be, her near-flawless 6-1, 6-2 victory over Madison Keys in her WTA Finals opener on Saturday further testament to that.

Swiatek credits Fissette for the progress she has made on faster surfaces – she won hard-court titles in Cincinnati and Seoul after her Wimbledon success – as well as the improvements she has made to her serve.

Keys played Swiatek three times this season, defeating the Pole en route to the Australian Open title before losing to her in Madrid and now Riyadh. Overall, the pair have faced off on eight occasions.

“I think her serve has definitely got better, as far as speed goes. She's also got a little bit better with her placement, especially on her second serve. I can tell that there's been some speed added to it,” said Keys on Saturday following her loss to Swiatek.

“She's taking initiative a little bit quicker. I think sometimes in the past she kind of relied on being able to move really well and make a lot of balls, but it seems like she's doing a really good job of obviously not moving away from that because she's a fantastic mover, but being a little bit more aggressive and being willing to go for things a little bit quicker.”

Swiatek certainly looks like she is playing with purpose and is in a very different position compared to where she was 12 months ago in Riyadh.

Moving on from failed test saga

At last year’s WTA Finals, Swiatek was still waiting for the ITIA’s verdict regarding her case, which made it difficult for her to stay fully focused on her tennis.

News about her failed test had not yet been announced and she felt uncomfortable talking to the press without being able to share what was really happening behind the scenes, but she still managed to win two of her three round-robin matches in Riyadh before exiting the tournament from the group stage.

“Honestly, it wasn't that bad, I've got to say. I was just waiting for the decision of ITIA, and they let me play this tournament because the [provisional] suspension was lifted, but I still didn't know in the future how it's going to be solved,” said Swiatek, reflecting on her time at the WTA Finals last year.

“But at this point, I had a little control over it because I had some proof of the contamination, and it all made a little bit more sense. But I would say the first weeks after I got the message were the toughest, and when I came here, I actually just played without any expectations.

“I didn't play my best game. I also felt that mentally it's hard for me to be focused and everything. But I've got to say, the biggest struggle was talking to media, actually, and not being able to say anything, knowing that everybody's kind of unhappy with me missing the China swing.

“I wanted to prove that I'm fine. I just had some stuff that I can't really speak about, but a lot of different layers, I can't really describe that quickly.”

Swiatek is still one of the top two players in the world, and leads the tour in match-wins this season (62 and counting), but the four grand slams were won by four different players this year and there is a slightly wider group of players who are considered serious contenders at the biggest events.

Does it feel easier being in this position compared to when she was No 1 and expected to win everything? “No, I think it's always more comfortable for an athlete to be dominating, because you just feel that the sky's the limit,” Swiatek replies.

“For sure, sometimes it's hard to be happy about some tournaments, because I remember winning week by week, you also don't have much time to celebrate, you always have to focus on the next one.

“But winning is still something that we want to achieve and feel. So I think this is always nice, and this is something that should also motivate you to keep pushing yourself.

“But every season and every tournament is going to be different, so you also need to have some flexibility in your head to be able to be playing well from different positions and the way you feel in yourself.”

Swiatek realises that being world No 2 is still “super high” and is keeping her sights firmly set on what matters the most – her form and development.

“I try to find that perspective, even though I was number one for a long time, and this is also the goal in the future, but overall, if I feel like I'm developing as a player and I can really keep up with what's going on on the tour and how other girls are playing, I will always find some satisfaction in what I'm doing, no matter what the results are or the rankings,” she assures.

Swiatek will next take on Elena Rybakina in her second round-robin match in Riyadh on Monday, as she continues her quest for a second WTA Finals title.

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Uefa Champions League semi-finals, first leg
Liverpool v Roma

When: April 24, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Anfield, Liverpool
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 2, Stadio Olimpico, Rome

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UAE-based players

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Andrew Robertson 34'

Diogo Jota 88'

Arsenal 1

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Man of the match

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Euro 2020 qualifier

Ukraine 2 (Yaremchuk 06', Yarmolenko 27')

Portugal 1 (Ronaldo 72' pen)

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7 — Michael Schumacher (1994, ’95, 2000, ’01 ’02, ’03, ’04)

7 — Lewis Hamilton (2008, ’14,’15, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20)

5 — Juan Manuel Fangio (1951, ’54, ’55, ’56, ’57)

4 — Alain Prost (1985, ’86, ’89, ’93)

4 — Sebastian Vettel (2010, ’11, ’12, ’13)

THE SPECS

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Transmission: six-speed automatic

Power: 165hp

Torque: 240Nm

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

Tree of Hell

Starring: Raed Zeno, Hadi Awada, Dr Mohammad Abdalla

Director: Raed Zeno

Rating: 4/5

The specs: 2018 GMC Terrain

Price, base / as tested: Dh94,600 / Dh159,700

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Power: 252hp @ 5,500rpm

Torque: 353Nm @ 2,500rpm

Transmission: Nine-speed automatic

Fuel consumption, combined: 7.4L  / 100km

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Company Profile 

Founder: Omar Onsi

Launched: 2018

Employees: 35

Financing stage: Seed round ($12 million)

Investors: B&Y, Phoenician Funds, M1 Group, Shorooq Partners

The finalists

Player of the Century, 2001-2020: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Ronaldinho

Coach of the Century, 2001-2020: Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jose Mourinho (Tottenham Hotspur), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid), Sir Alex Ferguson

Club of the Century, 2001-2020: Al Ahly (Egypt), Bayern Munich (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Real Madrid (Spain)

Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Club of the Year: Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid

Coach of the Year: Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta), Hans-Dieter Flick (Bayern Munich), Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)

Agent of the Century, 2001-2020: Giovanni Branchini, Jorge Mendes, Mino Raiola

Dirham Stretcher tips for having a baby in the UAE

Selma Abdelhamid, the group's moderator, offers her guide to guide the cost of having a young family:

• Buy second hand stuff

 They grow so fast. Don't get a second hand car seat though, unless you 100 per cent know it's not expired and hasn't been in an accident.

• Get a health card and vaccinate your child for free at government health centres

 Ms Ma says she discovered this after spending thousands on vaccinations at private clinics.

• Join mum and baby coffee mornings provided by clinics, babysitting companies or nurseries.

Before joining baby classes ask for a free trial session. This way you will know if it's for you or not. You'll be surprised how great some classes are and how bad others are.

• Once baby is ready for solids, cook at home

Take the food with you in reusable pouches or jars. You'll save a fortune and you'll know exactly what you're feeding your child.

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Favourite hobby: Socialising with friends

Favourite quote: You only get out what you put in!

Favourite country to visit: Italy

Favourite film: Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Family: We all have one!

What is a black hole?

1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull

2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight

3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge

4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own

5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
if you go

The flights

Direct flights from the UAE to the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, are available with Air Arabia, (www.airarabia.com) Fly Dubai (www.flydubai.com) or Etihad (www.etihad.com) from Dh1,200 return including taxes. The trek described here started from Jomson, but there are many other start and end point variations depending on how you tailor your trek. To get to Jomson from Kathmandu you must first fly to the lake-side resort town of Pokhara with either Buddha Air (www.buddhaair.com) or Yeti Airlines (www.yetiairlines.com). Both charge around US$240 (Dh880) return. From Pokhara there are early morning flights to Jomson with Yeti Airlines or Simrik Airlines (www.simrikairlines.com) for around US$220 (Dh800) return. 

The trek

Restricted area permits (US$500 per person) are required for trekking in the Upper Mustang area. The challenging Meso Kanto pass between Tilcho Lake and Jomson should not be attempted by those without a lot of mountain experience and a good support team. An excellent trekking company with good knowledge of Upper Mustang, the Annaurpuna Circuit and Tilcho Lake area and who can help organise a version of the trek described here is the Nepal-UK run Snow Cat Travel (www.snowcattravel.com). Prices vary widely depending on accommodation types and the level of assistance required. 

What is type-1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a genetic and unavoidable condition, rather than the lifestyle-related type 2 diabetes.

It occurs mostly in people under 40 and a result of the pancreas failing to produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugars.

Too much or too little blood sugar can result in an attack where sufferers lose consciousness in serious cases.

Being overweight or obese increases the chances of developing the more common type 2 diabetes.

Top tips

Create and maintain a strong bond between yourself and your child, through sensitivity, responsiveness, touch, talk and play. “The bond you have with your kids is the blueprint for the relationships they will have later on in life,” says Dr Sarah Rasmi, a psychologist.
Set a good example. Practise what you preach, so if you want to raise kind children, they need to see you being kind and hear you explaining to them what kindness is. So, “narrate your behaviour”.
Praise the positive rather than focusing on the negative. Catch them when they’re being good and acknowledge it.
Show empathy towards your child’s needs as well as your own. Take care of yourself so that you can be calm, loving and respectful, rather than angry and frustrated.
Be open to communication, goal-setting and problem-solving, says Dr Thoraiya Kanafani. “It is important to recognise that there is a fine line between positive parenting and becoming parents who overanalyse their children and provide more emotional context than what is in the child’s emotional development to understand.”
 

MATCH INFO

Manchester United 1 (Greenwood 77')

Everton 1 (Lindelof 36' og)

Stage 5 results

1 Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 3:48:53

2 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana Pro Team -

Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton-Scott - 

4 David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama-FDJ  0:00:04

5 Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) CCC Team 0:00:07

General Classification:

1 Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton-Scott 20:35:04

2 Tadej Pogacar (SlO) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:01

3 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana Pro Team 0:01:33

4 David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama-FDJ 0:01:48

5 Rafał Majka (POL) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:11

No more lice

Defining head lice

Pediculus humanus capitis are tiny wingless insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. The adult head louse is up to 3mm long, has six legs, and is tan to greyish-white in colour. The female lives up to four weeks and, once mature, can lay up to 10 eggs per day. These tiny nits firmly attach to the base of the hair shaft, get incubated by body heat and hatch in eight days or so.

Identifying lice

Lice can be identified by itching or a tickling sensation of something moving within the hair. One can confirm that a person has lice by looking closely through the hair and scalp for nits, nymphs or lice. Head lice are most frequently located behind the ears and near the neckline.

Treating lice at home

Head lice must be treated as soon as they are spotted. Start by checking everyone in the family for them, then follow these steps. Remove and wash all clothing and bedding with hot water. Apply medicine according to the label instructions. If some live lice are still found eight to 12 hours after treatment, but are moving more slowly than before, do not re-treat. Comb dead and remaining live lice out of the hair using a fine-toothed comb.
After the initial treatment, check for, comb and remove nits and lice from hair every two to three days. Soak combs and brushes in hot water for 10 minutes.Vacuum the floor and furniture, particularly where the infested person sat or lay.

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5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m. Winner: Majd Al Megirat, Sam Hitchcott (jockey), Ahmed Al Shehhi (trainer)

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6pm: Abu Dhabi Fillies Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000 (T) 1,400m. Winner: Heba Al Wathba, Richard Mullen, Jean de Roualle

6.30pm: Abu Dhabi Colts Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000 (T) 1,400m. Winner: Hameem, Adrie de Vries, Abdallah Al Hammadi

7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m. Winner: Jawal Al Reef, Richard Mullen, Ahmed Al Mehairbi

Handicap (TB) Dh100,000 (T) 2,200m. Winner: Harbour Spirit, Adrie de Vries, Jaber Ramadhan.

Who was Alfred Nobel?

The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.

  • In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
  • Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
  • Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
How Apple's credit card works

The Apple Card looks different from a traditional credit card — there's no number on the front and the users' name is etched in metal. The card expands the company's digital Apple Pay services, marrying the physical card to a virtual one and integrating both with the iPhone. Its attributes include quick sign-up, elimination of most fees, strong security protections and cash back.

What does it cost?

Apple says there are no fees associated with the card. That means no late fee, no annual fee, no international fee and no over-the-limit fees. It also said it aims to have among the lowest interest rates in the industry. Users must have an iPhone to use the card, which comes at a cost. But they will earn cash back on their purchases — 3 per cent on Apple purchases, 2 per cent on those with the virtual card and 1 per cent with the physical card. Apple says it is the only card to provide those rewards in real time, so that cash earned can be used immediately.

What will the interest rate be?

The card doesn't come out until summer but Apple has said that as of March, the variable annual percentage rate on the card could be anywhere from 13.24 per cent to 24.24 per cent based on creditworthiness. That's in line with the rest of the market, according to analysts

What about security? 

The physical card has no numbers so purchases are made with the embedded chip and the digital version lives in your Apple Wallet on your phone, where it's protected by fingerprints or facial recognition. That means that even if someone steals your phone, they won't be able to use the card to buy things.

Is it easy to use?

Apple says users will be able to sign up for the card in the Wallet app on their iPhone and begin using it almost immediately. It also tracks spending on the phone in a more user-friendly format, eliminating some of the gibberish that fills a traditional credit card statement. Plus it includes some budgeting tools, such as tracking spending and providing estimates of how much interest could be charged on a purchase to help people make an informed decision. 

* Associated Press 

A little about CVRL

Founded in 1985 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL) is a government diagnostic centre that provides testing and research facilities to the UAE and neighbouring countries.

One of its main goals is to provide permanent treatment solutions for veterinary related diseases. 

The taxidermy centre was established 12 years ago and is headed by Dr Ulrich Wernery. 

Destroyer

Director: Karyn Kusama

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Sebastian Stan

Rating: 3/5 

UAE release: January 31 

Defending champions

World Series: South Africa
Women’s World Series: Australia
Gulf Men’s League: Dubai Exiles
Gulf Men’s Social: Mediclinic Barrelhouse Warriors
Gulf Vets: Jebel Ali Dragons Veterans
Gulf Women: Dubai Sports City Eagles
Gulf Under 19: British School Al Khubairat
Gulf Under 19 Girls: Dubai Exiles
UAE National Schools: Al Safa School
International Invitational: Speranza 22
International Vets: Joining Jack

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About Karol Nawrocki

• Supports military aid for Ukraine, unlike other eurosceptic leaders, but he will oppose its membership in western alliances.

• A nationalist, his campaign slogan was Poland First. "Let's help others, but let's take care of our own citizens first," he said on social media in April.

• Cultivates tough-guy image, posting videos of himself at shooting ranges and in boxing rings.

• Met Donald Trump at the White House and received his backing.

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