"I just had five or six days off, without the racquet, which was pretty cool. It was pretty good to have the opportunity to do something like that between tournaments, in the course of the season," said indicated the Polish, defending champion at the Rome tournament.
The 20-year-old announced on April 27 her withdrawal from the Madrid tournament to "take care of (her) arm", after winning her fourth tournament in a row, in Stuttgart, after Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.
"I feel fresher, mentally and physically I was able to rest" before resuming extensive training, explained Swiatek, who will start in the second round against an American, Shelby Rogers (48th in the world) or Alison Riske (43rd).
The former Roland-Garros winner (in 2020), who remains on a current series of 23 consecutive victories, took the opportunity to congratulate the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, titled on Saturday in Madrid: "It's really deserved. I'm really happy for her that she managed to win a big title."
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