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Iga Swiatek says she and Novak Djokovic “have competitors in our blood” because the Pole believes that is one of many important the reason why the 36-year-old Serb remains to be as hungry as ever. Djokovic, who clinched a record-breaking twenty third Grand Slam title on the French Open, additionally made the ultimate at Wimbledon earlier than struggling a five-set defeat to Carlos Alcaraz.
Within the Wimbledon last, Djokovic was exhibiting plenty of emotion and it was clear that the Serb badly needed to win although it did not occur in the long run. Swiatek, 22, is already a four-time Grand Slam champion and he or she seemingly understands very nicely Djokovic’s mindset.“It’s important to ask Novak (laughs).
I believe we’ve got competitors in our blood. Me, once I play matches, I do not take into consideration statistics and information. It was undoubtedly his objective, however I’ll admit that it is all the time like we need to exit for the match and win it. No matter which spherical it’s and what the stake is.
In a means, if we as gamers had been fascinated by all these factors, numbers, stats, then it could be a lot tougher. We do not play tennis to consider it,” Swiatek instructed Przeglad Sportowy.
Swiatek on her French Open win
After profitable her second French Open title in 2023, Swiatek arrived at this 12 months’s French Open because the defending champion and the No 1 favourite for the title.
Though Swiatek dropped only one set en path to profitable this 12 months’s French Open title – it occurred within the last towards Karolina Muchova – the Pole admitted it was all however a simple marketing campaign at Roland Garros for her.“Successful Roland Garros was form of my objective, so I am very proud and really completely happy about that.
In girls’s tennis, nobody has been in a position to defend the title in a Grand Slam event for a very long time. I admit that there was a variety of strain, the event was not straightforward. Within the first matches, even if I had management in most conditions, I felt that I wasn’t taking part in my finest tennis, that I needed to refine it, it needed to develop throughout the event.
I additionally struggled with strain off the courtroom. That is why I am very proud that we managed and received this event,” Swiatek mentioned.
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