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Swiatek storms back in Aussie Open thriller
The Philippine Star
|January 19, 2024
Iga Swiatek admitted she was mentally "at the airport" before staging an astonishing comeback against Danielle Collins to stay alive in the Australian Open on Thursday as Carlos Alcaraz returned to action.
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The Polish world No. 1 was up a set and a break in her second-round match before faltering badly and slipping to a 4-1 deficit in the deciding set.
But just as she appeared to be heading home, she reeled off five straight games to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 and extend her winning run to 18 matches.
"Oh my God, I was at the airport already," joked Swiatek, who has never won the Australian Open.
"I wanted to fight until the end. I knew she played perfectly but it would be hard for anybody to keep that level, so I wanted to be ready for if the mistakes would come from the other side.
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