"We all sacrifice a lot, and we are all working really hard to be in that place. We are always giving 100% of what we can do every day," she added.
"It's kind of sad for me to see that people I work with and myself, we are really judged. I would like to encourage people to be more thoughtful and to also focus on the positive side of what we are doing, because today, even though I didn't start the match well, I would love for people to see how I problem-solved and how I really got out of trouble."
World No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland during a singles semifinal against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium at the BNP Paribas Warsaw Open July 29, 2023, in Warsaw, Poland.Swiatek, who has never reached the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati tournament, dropped her first set against Zheng but came back to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
"I’m doing a lot of work – physically and mentally. Also off court, I’m trying to be the best kind of player and person as possible. I just wanted to encourage people on the internet to be more positive and also to see the positive side of what we’re doing." Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning her quarterfinal match of the French Open against Coco Gauff of the U.S. in two sets 6-4, 6-2, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 7, 2023.