Iga Swiatek said she is 'confident' ahead of her bid to become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates a point against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka during the Women’s final at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 18, 2024. Iga Swiatek said she is “confident” ahead of her bid to become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era.
The only female player in history to complete a Madrid-Rome-Roland Garros treble in the same season is Serena Williams.But Swiatek, who faces French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean in the first round, is not daunted by what she could achieve. “So there is pressure, but I wouldn’t say I’m more nervous than usual… I’m also pretty confident with how I’m playing right now and with the work we have been doing.”
Sabalenka, the two-time reigning Australian Open champion, has reached at least the semi-finals in each of the past six Grand Slam events. “She definitely motivates me a lot to get better, and I think I improve so many things just because of her,” said the world number two, who opens her campaign against Russian teenager Erika Andreeva.“I think it’s just amazing what we are doing, and I really hope we can keep doing the same or even better.”
Elena Rybakina, the only player to defeat Swiatek on clay this year, was being touted as part of a new ‘big three’ 12 months ago.
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