Swiatek not worried about scheduling: “I’ve never had a situation in my life where I didn’t have energy”

Rain delays in Montreal have led to late finishes, early starts, and two matches in one day for some of the WTA’s top stars – including Iga Swiatek, who heads into her semi-final against Jessica Pegula straight off a three-set quarter-final win over Danielle Collins, and before that another epic against Karolina Muchova.

But the world No 1 is not too worried. Asked about her energy level, she replied: “It’s still high. So I wouldn’t worry about that. For sure tomorrow is going to be a little bit tougher since we have not a lot of time to recover, but physically I’ve been really well prepared.

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“And I’ve never had a situation in my life where I kind of after two longer matches when I didn’t have energy. I think actually the hardest tournament in terms of that was the Australian Open last year, but this tournament I feel good, so it’s fine.”

Swiatek: Pegula is really consistent

Pegula is a player she knows well, but the Pole refused to be drawn on her game plan.

“We faced each other plenty of times. She’s really consistent and one of the best players for the last couple of seasons.

“It’s not going to be easy for sure, but yeah, I’m not going to tell you the tactics. So I’ll just say that I’ll give my best, and I hope it’s going to be a nice match.”

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