MELBOURNE : Magda Linette was not expecting to be the last Pole standing at the Australian Open but she is not feeling any extra pressure to keep the Polish flag flying in Melbourne after the exits of world number one Iga Swiatek and men's 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz.World number 45 Linette was left speechle
MELBOURNE : Magda Linette was not expecting to be the last Pole standing at the Australian Open but she is not feeling any extra pressure to keep the Polish flag flying in Melbourne after the exits of world number one Iga Swiatek and men's 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz.
After Swiatek and Hurkacz lost on Sunday, Poland's hopes rest squarely on the 30-year-old Linette's shoulders. "Obviously, you would think that Iga would be there as well because she has been playing really well.Linette credited maturity and experience for her best Grand Slam run yet, adding that learning to keep her emotions in check helped her reach the second week of a major after falling short at Wimbledon and the French Open in recent years.
"I've never really dealt with them very well. They carried over later on for next point, then another one. It was taking me just too long to get over them... I was just getting too negative and too harsh on myself 'cause I feel I'm quite demanding."
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