En proie au doute sur ce début de saison 2025, Iga Swiatek disputait son 1er tour de Roland-Garros 2025 ce lundi. Une entrée en lice tout en maîtrise, face à la Slovaque Rebecca Sramkova (6-3, 6-3). Au prochain tour, la Polonaise croisera le fer avec Emma Raducanu, qui a bataillé pour passer son premier tour face à Xinyu Wang (7-5, 4-6, 6-3). Les deux femmes s'étaient déjà affrontées lors de l'Open d'Australie en début d'année. En conférence de presse, la triple championne en titre sur l'ocre parisien a abordé ses duels passés face à la Britannique, mais aussi son avis sur l'hommage rendu ce dimanche à Rafael Nadal, qu'elle a souvent présenté comme une inspiration.
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00:00BNP Paribas, partenaire des plus belles histoires de Roland Garros, aux côtés des ramasseurs de balles depuis plus de 50 ans.
00:30Like at the same time did you cry? The way it was with Rafa…
00:34I wouldn't call it the serious crying but for sure we had tears I think like twice during the ceremony but I really tried to hold it together so I don't look that bad.
00:44But it was an amazing ceremony and I'm happy that Roland Garros did this for Rafa.
00:51Je suis heureux que le monde entier a eu l'opportunité de venir ensemble et de remercier lui.
00:57Nous devons tous être grâchés pour tout ce qu'il a fait.
01:02C'est très abstrait de voir lui maintenant sur le court, après tant que années de la lutte.
01:08Il a tout de suite à travers tout.
01:11Oui, il est un goût, donc je suis heureux que je suis là.
01:16J'ai gagné l'émirée d'Akanu.
01:20Elle a gagné l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
01:24Elle a gagné l'émirée d'Akanu à 18 ans.
01:26Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait de sa voyage depuis l'époque ?
01:30Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait de l'émirée ?
01:32Tout le monde a différents pathes et différents échanges.
01:37Mais elle est sûre qu'elle est une excellente joueur et une grande forehand.
01:42Elle peut utiliser son topspin très bien.
01:46Nous avons déjà joué plusieurs fois et nous connaissons l'émirée.
01:49Et je suis sûre que je devrais être intense et focussé sur moi.
01:55Oui, mais pour sûr, elle a gagné l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:00Elle a gagné l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:02Donc je suis prêt.
02:04Vous avez eu l'émirée de l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:08Je me souviens de l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:12Je ne pensais pas de l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:14Je me souviens de l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:18Et je pense que j'ai joué une autre fois sur Clay après.
02:22Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:23Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:23Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:24Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:25Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:27Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:29Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:30Je ne suis pas sûr.
02:31Je ne suis pas sûr de l'émirée d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:37Mais, you know, Melbourne et Ron Garros,
02:39c'est-à-dire des surfaces, des histoires.
02:41Donc, je vais me préparer tactiquement,
02:45c'est-à-dire que j'ai joué d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:47Et c'est-à-dire que j'ai joué d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:49J'ai joué d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:51Je pense que j'ai joué d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:53C'est très common pour les femmes d'Akanu à 19 ans.
02:55C'est-à-dire qu'à ce moment-là.
02:57Je suis curious de ce que vos penses sont sur ça.
02:59Je pense que c'est aussi que les hommes
03:00en tant que les hommes ont beaucoup de la plupart des matchments
03:03de la session.
03:04Mais aussi, comment vous pensez de l'unbalancé schedule
03:08qu'ils ont eu à 19 ans pour les années?
03:10Oui.
03:11Chaque année, nous parlons de ça.
03:12Ma position n'a pas changé.
03:15Je suis très heureux de jouer à l'année.
03:17Je suis heureux de faire.
03:19Je suis heureux d'avoir un long rest.
03:22Mais, on the other hand,
03:24on the other hand,
03:25people just try to look for,
03:29not even things between men and women.
03:34You can find that in the schedule a little bit
03:37and you can ask us all the time,
03:39but honestly, my answers are not going to change,
03:41so I don't mind.
03:43Can I cede to him to follow up on that?
03:55I'm just curious.
03:56I understand your personal preference for playing in the day
03:58and it doesn't bother you,
03:59but do you sort of, as an ambassador for women's standards
04:02and advocate for it,
04:03understand that the men are getting a much bigger stage,
04:06much bigger audiences because of this schedule?
04:09Yeah.
04:10But I'm not making the schedule.
04:12But does it bother you?
04:13I guess it's been so,
04:14they get such a bigger platform?
04:16No.
04:17Okay.
04:20Hi, Yuga.
04:21Hi.
04:22What do you consider the greatest challenge for a player
04:27who is a teenager, relatively new on tour,
04:31younger than a lot of her opponents,
04:34to win a Grand Slam title?
04:37Wait, the greatest challenge for a teenager
04:39to win a Grand Slam title?
04:43And is it any different from anybody of any other age?
04:46Well, I think the challenge is big for everybody,
04:48but for a teenager I think it's easier.
04:51You're an underdog, like, you're not observed,
04:54you don't have a target on your shoulder,
04:56so the expectations are lower
04:58and for sure it's easier to win a Grand Slam when you're a teenager
05:01rather than, I don't know, winning it as Maddy did, you know.
05:05After so many years of being on tour,
05:07everybody also knows your game.
05:09you know, probably, you have many situations where you didn't make it,
05:16you know, and it can haunt you.
05:18So I think winning as a teenager is easier.
05:21Would you have asked a few questions?
05:23Hi, Yuga.
05:24I'm wondering if the Chattrilli for you has reached the point
05:27when you step on it for a match,
05:29you can feel it's going to leave the game
05:32because you've won so many matches.
05:34I used to say I step on it and it's so home that I know,
05:37like, literally at some point you can't lose.
05:40No, I mean, I literally lost a match on the Olympics,
05:44so it's not like you can't lose,
05:47but for sure I feel a lot of good energy
05:50and I feel like, you know, I'm ready to fight
05:52and, you know, I am willing to fight
05:56and it's great to be pumped up before the match because of that,
06:01so I'm using it for sure.
06:05Hi, Yuga.
06:07Yesterday was an incredible day for Rafa.
06:10Could you talk about him?
06:13What inspires you?
06:15Can you share a fun story?
06:17Just talk.
06:18Everything honestly inspires me
06:20because it's not only what he does on the court,
06:22which everybody sees, like, you know,
06:24not giving up winning matches
06:26when he's started from being in trouble, you know,
06:29and you see that his game is not working,
06:32but then he pushes through it
06:33and then he manages, you know, to win
06:35and, you know, coming back from injuries,
06:39also his attitude and the way he always, like, resets and focus on the next point,
06:45but off the court as well, like, the way he treats people,
06:50and you could see yesterday that he was in tears
06:53when the Rangara staff came out on the court, you know,
06:56and you can see that this is what's important for him,
06:59showing gratitude to other people and being grateful for their work.
07:03So, yeah, he's really, like, a humble person and I really appreciate it.
07:09And, yeah, I think he's a role model for, like, everybody,
07:16especially now when people only seek this, you know, drama
07:21and, like, being so bright and being, like, everywhere.
07:25He seems to just be doing his job and be focusing on that,
07:29and people love him for that, so, yeah.
07:33Did he ever give you any advice that was helpful that you recall
07:37or a comment that you could share?
07:39Well, it's not like it's a, like, a Eureka thing, but on the other hand,
07:46he, for him, tennis is pretty simple, you know,
07:51and he knows what his values are and he follows them,
07:55so sometimes where you're lost, like, it's nice to look at him,
08:00to see, like, how much clearer goals he has and, yeah, again,
08:06how tennis is simple for him, you know.
08:08So, yeah, in 2021 when he lost against Novak in the semis
08:12and everybody stayed at the same hotel in the Novotel,
08:15I remember, like, I was devastated that he lost
08:19and next day, like, I met him because he was just sitting there,
08:22like, after breakfast or something and I asked him how does he feel
08:25and he was like, he was chill, you know, he was like,
08:28oh, it's just a tennis match, you know, I'll get many more chances.
08:32So, I was like, what? Why am I crying if he's not crying?
