The Polish was against the balls of the tournament. Swiatek argued that she doesn’t understand why they are different from men’s. Keys for her part showed that happiness of winning a No.1 in your country.
Iga Swiatek returned to fall much sooner than expected in Cincinnati. The American tour is not being positive for her, although now she will have to get the best version of herself at the US Open. The No.1 in the women’s ranking was against the Cincinnati balls and argued that she does not understand why the men’s balls are different from the women’s. On the other side of the coin was a Keys who was happy to beat a No.1 and add her first win against Iga at home in front of her crowd.
Balls different from those of men
«I think the balls are horrible, especially after playing very hard for three games, they keep getting lighter and lighter. I feel like it’s really hard to control them, but everyone has the same conditions so we’re trying to deal with that. I don’t understand why they are different from men, honestly. I don’t think it’s pretty to look at«.
The change of balls over the years
«Fifteen years ago women probably had an elbow injury because the balls were heavier, they changed them, but right now we are so well prepared physically that I don’t think it will happen«.
Keys, for his part, expressed his great joy after beating Iga in front of his audience.
A very special win
«It feels great. Obviously, I haven’t had the best success against the World No.1s, so being able to get a win against Iga, especially after having two losses against her, means a lot to meand I think I’m playing pretty good tennis«.