{"id":61460,"date":"2025-04-29T23:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/61460\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T23:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:39:10","slug":"iga-swiatek-reveals-what-she-did-during-the-madrid-open-blackout-as-she-advances-to-the-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/61460\/","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek reveals what she did during the Madrid Open blackout as she advances to the quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Iga Swiatek is still searching for her first title in 2025, despite reaching the quarterfinals of every tournament she\u2019s played in this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Polish star began her clay-court season with a shock defeat at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/the-big-issue-iga-swiatek-has-when-she-faces-jelena-ostapenko-has-been-identified-as-rennae-stubbs-tells-her-what-she-must-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiatek lost to Jelena Ostapenko<\/a> in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Bouncing back in Madrid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/iga-swiatek-assesses-the-conditions-in-madrid-after-narrowly-escaping-defeat-against-alexandra-eala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiatek battled past Alexandra Eala<\/a> in a tough second-round match to advance in three sets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2211117995-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Alberto Gardin\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images\" \/>Photo by Alberto Gardin\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Carrying that momentum through to the third round, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/iga-swiatek-equals-serena-williams-record-after-beating-linda-noskova-in-the-third-round-of-the-madrid-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiatek beat Linda Noskova<\/a> to set up an intriguing last 16 clash with Russian youngster, Diana Shnaider.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTA Tour\u2019s<\/a> number two-ranked player was successful in her bid to reach the quarterfinals as she now reveals what she did when Spain experienced an electricity blackout on Monday, April 29.<\/p>\n<p>Iga Swiatek says the electricity blackout was \u2018nice\u2019 and that she \u2018liked it\u2019 after reaching Madrid quarters<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after her 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 win over 21-year-old Shnaider, Swiatek looked back upon one of the strangest days in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/madrid-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madrid Open<\/a> history.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, yesterday I think the whole world was more relaxed,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiatek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good that in Madrid that the sun is setting pretty late, as soon as it kind of got down and it was dark, they put the energy back in our area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I just chilled, and used that time to not think about what I should do, text, contact, there was no signal, it was nice, I liked it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek was pleased to come away with the win as she assessed the court conditions in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had time to rest, today was for sure a tricky day, but I\u2019m happy that I\u2019m through, I played well and I\u2019m happy that I found a way, even though in the second set I started playing a bit worse than the first,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2211537843-2-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure when it\u2019s getting hotter you need to control the ball a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m through to the quarters, so you can say that I adjusted, and I\u2019m happy that I\u2019m going to have another chance to play here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek has now reached the quarterfinals of 17 consecutive clay-court WTA tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>The last player to achieve such a feat was Swiss legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/martina-hingis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martina Hingis<\/a>, who reached 19 straight quarterfinals on the surface between 1997 and 2002.<\/p>\n<p>If Swiatek were to reach the last eight of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/italian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Open<\/a> and French Open over the next month or so, she\u2019d match Hingis\u2019 record of 19 clay quarterfinals in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys prepare for rematch at the Madrid Open<\/p>\n<p>Next up for the Pole is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/justine-henin-suggests-that-iga-swiatek-look-totally-scared-in-australian-open-semi-final-against-madison-keys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Keys, who beat Swiatek<\/a>, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 at the Australian Open in January.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The American is yet to drop a set at the 2025 Madrid Open and looks to be in fine form ahead of her seventh career meeting with Swiatek.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>2025 Madrid Open 4R \u2013 Madison Keys beat Donna Vekic, 6-2, 6-3<\/li>\n<li>2025 Madrid Open 3R \u2013 Madison Keys beat Anna Kalinskaya, 7-5, 7-6<\/li>\n<li>2025 Madrid Open 2R \u2013 Madison Keys beat Lucia Bronzetti, 6-4, 6-3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She has, however, lost all three of her matches against the 23-year-old on the clay, falling to defeat most recently at last year\u2019s Madrid Open.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Surface<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Australian Open \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>5-7, 6-1, 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 Italian Open \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>6-1, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 Madrid Open \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>6-1, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022 Cincinnati Open \u2013 3R<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022 Indian Wells \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>6-1, 6-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021 Italian Open \u2013 2R<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>7-5, 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys\u2019 head-to-head record<\/p>\n<p>Playing for a place in the final, Swiatek came out on top, 6-1, 6-3, before beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> to lift her maiden title in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2150579214.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Keys will surely be confident of securing her first clay win over Swiatek this time around, having performed as well as she has in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Only Sabalenka has accumulated more points in 2025 than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/madison-keys-says-her-coach-has-an-insane-talent-which-helped-her-win-the-australian-open-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Open champion Madison Keys<\/a>, who seems to have found another gear at the age of 30.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2025 WTA Points<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Official WTA Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>4,025<\/td>\n<td>1st<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>3,284<\/td>\n<td>5th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Mirra Andreeva<\/td>\n<td>2,840<\/td>\n<td>7th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>2,638<\/td>\n<td>2nd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>2,483<\/td>\n<td>3rd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Live WTA \u2018Race\u2019 2025<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if Keys can secure another highly impressive win in 2025 when she takes on Swiatek, but it\u2019ll certainly be worth a watch.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek and Keys will face off for a place in the 2025 Madrid Open semi-finals on Wednesday, April 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek is still searching for her first title in 2025, despite reaching the quarterfinals of every 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