Iga Swiatek destroys claim that she only wins in Indian Wells because of slow court.
Iga Swiatek shrugged off the claims that she only wins in Indian Wells because of the surface as the Pole thinks such comments are "nonsense."
Since debuting at the tournament in 2021, the world No. 2 has gone 20-2 and has won two titles. Evidently, the Pole enjoys very much playing in the desert. But her critics love to point out at the fact that Indian Wells has one of the slowest hard-court conditions on the Tour.
This year, Swiatek made a lightning start to her title defense, destroying Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-0 and Dayana Yastremska 6-0 6-2 to set up a round-of-16 meeting versus Karolina Muchova.
“Well, you know, it’s never only about the surface. Like, I could also play to the fence and not win here on the slower surface (smiling). So I guess it’s always — honestly, you can say that about any win at any surface that any player has. It doesn’t really make sense,” the two-time Indian Wells champion explained.
