But the awkward world No.1 refused to give any examples outside the tennis court and in her winner’s press conference said: “We’re not in therapy, so sorry.”
Hot favourite Swiatek had to save a match point against Naomi Osaka and in her speech during the presentation ceremony she told the crowd: “I was almost out of the tournament in the second round. It has been a really emotional tournament so thank you for supporting me.”Asked to explain why this event has been so emotional, the four-time champion here said: “When I talk about pressure, I usually put pressure on myself because of pressure of the outside. Obviously I’m a perfectionist, so there is always pressure, like, behind me. But I think I’m fine with, like, handling my own pressure. It’s when the pressure from the outside hits me, then it’s a little bit worse. But I managed it really well at this tournament.
