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Iga Swiatek took time to get going but found her way past Jule Niemeier, beating the German 6-4 7-5 in the opening round of the Australian Open on Monday ...

So I feel like day by day I'm going to be able to be in the bubble even more." "But that's my plan, to be in the bubble. So I did that," said Swiatek, who has won in the opening round of a major in 15 of her last 16 appearances.

Faced with the first task of a challenging draw at the 2023 Australian Open, Iga Swiatek calmly went about her business and notched a satisfying 6-4 7-5 ...

69 on Monday at the Australian Open.Swiatek hit 20 winners against 28 unforced errors but managed to play her best in the business end of each set. She did so, improving to 2-0 against Niemeier, and was able to book a second-round clash with Colombia's Camila Osorio in precisely two hours. Faced with the first task of a challenging draw at the 2023 Australian Open, Iga Swiatek calmly went about her business and notched a satisfying 6-4 7-5 victory over Germany’s Jule Niemeier, the World No.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has swept the last four games to beat Jule Niemeier 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Australian Open.

But Swiatek smacked a big forehand to force one error and earn a break point, then did the same to convert it. She raised her right fist, looked toward her coach and sports psychologist in the stands and let out a yell. [Iga Swiatek](https://apnews.com/article/us-open-tennis-championships-sports-new-york-iga-swiatek-79ce9699af0d2368d125f75653d05658) went into her first-round [Australian Open](https://apnews.com/article/sports-aliaksandra-sasnovich-brenda-fruhvirtova-jaqueline-cristian-jessica-pegula-502b2acc4722fa2d2c79a1f7433a0f0c) match with strong memories of what a tough go of it she had against Jule Niemeier the last time they met.

Australian Open officials are breathing a sigh of relief after world No.1 Iga Swiatek scrambled to a tight...

"So I really wanted to kind of have this mindset and she really inspired me to work on myself." "Besides being really nervous, I really enjoyed it," she said. She only managed to get 49 per cent of first serves in for the match. "It just seemed like she really enjoyed competing and having a challenge, which I really admire because sometimes for me a challenge is something that I tend to get nervous before. "Last year when I lost to her in Adelaide, I was like 'I have to do everything to learn how to get back this slice and cope with the change of rhythm'," Swiatek said. "She's just a huge inspiration and the way she behaves, she's so classy.

Over the course of two hours, the 21-year-old edged through a tight first set and recovered from an early break deficit in the second set to close out the ...

The 21-year-old, who led Poland to the semifinals in the inaugural mixed United Cup event, also reflected on her multi-surface progress throughout 2022. The world No. But despite Niemeier playing well above her No. “ Australian Open 1 struck 20 winners to 28 unforced errors, and her mental strength shined through in decisive moments as she saved two of the three break points she faced.

Australian Open officials are breathing a sigh of relief after world No.1 Iga Swiatek scrambled to a tight win over German Julie Niemeier.

"So I really wanted to kind of have this mindset and she really inspired me to work on myself." "Besides being really nervous, I really enjoyed it," she said. She only managed to get 49 per cent of first serves in for the match. "It just seemed like she really enjoyed competing and having a challenge, which I really admire because sometimes for me a challenge is something that I tend to get nervous before. "Last year when I lost to her in Adelaide, I was like 'I have to do everything to learn how to get back this slice and cope with the change of rhythm'," Swiatek said. "She's just a huge inspiration and the way she behaves, she's so classy.

World No 1 Iga Swiatek did what she had to do to see off Jule Niemeier and secure her place in the second round of the Australian Open.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) She’s just a huge inspiration and the way she behaves, she’s so classy you know. I’m really grateful for that. Many felt the game was robbed of a potential great rivalry when the Australian decided to hang up a racket. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) “Honestly, I really wanted to be focused on myself because I know Jule can serve amazing,” Swiatek, who faces Colombian Camila Osorio next, said.

The world No 1 says she feels the expectation as she prepares to face Camila Osorio in the second round.

As I said, every match is a different story, every season is different.” After a season that included two grand slam titles, eight titles overall, a 37-match winning streak and nine months at No 1, she returns to Australia as the heavy favourite to win the title. But, yeah, for sure working with Tomas, I don’t know, I just felt like I can be more aggressive on hard court, I don’t have to be the baseline player.” Ranked only ninth, she reached the semi-finals and it set the tone for the rest of the year. “I knew that I could get my focus up a little bit, the intensity a little bit more. She had started the season feeling out her partnership with her new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski and she had not fully bought into her potential on hard courts – she still felt so much more comfortable on clay.