Iga Świątek eliminated in 2nd round of Olympic tennis tournament in Tokyo
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"In four years I will know what awaits me and I will prepare better," promised the Pole after the 3: 6, 6: 7 defeat with Paula Badosa.
Dropping out of an Olympic tournament hurts her more than most tennis stars.
"90 percent of the players cry after a defeat, but usually they aren’t seen by the camera. Now they have seen it. We are normal people, it is not easy for us to compete week after week at the highest level, and the tournaments select only one winner from among many players," the Polish woman said.
Iga wanted very much to win the Olympic medal. She grew up in the Olimpic Games cult, father Tomasz represented the country in 1988 in Seoul – and he was traumatized because with his rowing settlement he did not advance to the A finals, and in the B finals he sailed with all four doubles in the medal-winning time. So Iga Świątek does not care that the Olympics are not captured (millions are earned elsewhere), she will not earn points included in the WTA ranking, she will not gain tennis glory comparable to that offered by the Grand Slam. She just believes in the games.
