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Iga Swiatek looking to make improvements after Australian Open exit

Iga Swiatek looking to make improvements after Australian Open exit

Iga Swiatek knows where she must improve after being knocked out of the Australian Open.

The world number two's hopes of completing the career Grand Slam were dashed by a quarter-final defeat to Elena Rybakina on Wednesday (28.01.26) but she is confident that she can tweak her play to give her the chance to complete the set of majors by winning in Melbourne in the future.

Swiatek said: "I have some stuff I want to work on.

"It's never been so flawless for me playing on these courts, as they are fast, you know? I'll try next time, anyway."

The Polish ace continued: "There is some stuff with the serve that I want to change, and I already changed that in the pre-season, but then matches come, and you don't have that much time to think about this. You don't want to think about these kinds of details when you play.

"So then it comes back to the old patterns. So basically, I'll focus on that. I'll see from there, because for sure, there is some stuff that I can change to play better, and I'll try to do that in the next weeks and months.

"I know what I need to improve, and it's kind of the same stuff that I had in my mind before the tournament as well. So there's no breakthrough lesson.

"I'm just going to keep doing my job, and hopefully, the next tournament I'll get some stuff settled in terms of what I want to do with my game."

Swiatek is already looking ahead to another crack at the Australian Open next year as she felt she wasn't playing at her best during the event.

The six-time major champion said: "I felt last year I was playing a bit better.

"If you want to win, for sure it would be nice to play even better, but as I always said, winning and playing a Slam is tough.

"I'll just try another time, and hopefully, with the experience and with another year of me playing and practising, I'll be able to start next tournament, next Australian Open, with some more skills or more variety or with the stuff that I wasn't able to completely work on. Maybe I will have it next year."

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