Iga Swiatk says she grew at high pressure expectations that grows every season of a clay court and that it is “grateful” for “great hopes” for her.

The world number is the most successful player of the clay court of its generation and won the French open four times.

By its stratospheric standards, Swiatk He has a sub-par season, but he has the opportunity to open his year in Madrid, where he defends his title for two weeks.

“It’s crazy, but people aren’t aware of when they think about other people we are people. Expectations are certainly high, but they are high every year for me from 2022,” Swiatk said on Wednesday in Caja Magici.

“I’m just trying to keep my job and don’t focus on what people say. Honestly, they have no idea what’s going on in any of our lives, so I can just think, but I can’t necessarily think true.

“But I must be grateful to have great hopes.”

23-year-old pole kicked off his clay season with a quarterfinal look in Stuttgart last week, where she lost to the eventual champion The rest of the deer The sixth time to six meetings with Latvian.

As he feels good in practice, Swiatk is still waiting for confirmation that he can guess her peak level on her preferred surface.

“It’s nice to have these first days and the first week just grind and exercise”, “ She added.

“I love it, especially on the clay, because tennis for me it’s most logical there, and you can also be more creative in terms of tactics and everything.”

The first test for another seed in Madrid comes in the form of the Philippines of Teenagers Alexandra EalaWho shocked Switek on his way to the historic semi-final run in Miami opened last month.

. said Switak his upcoming conflict.