"On my birthday I will watch Nadal vs Djokovic" - Swiatek after reaching quarterfinals at Roland Garros

| by Drew Tate

In a column for BBC Iga Swiatek reflected on her Roland Garros journey to the quarterfinal stage of the event and what it means to her.

At the 2022 Roland Garros, Iga Swiatek seems to be unstoppable so far and although she lost a set to Qinwen Zheng in her fourth round match in Paris, she still remains a big favourite to win the title and extend her winning streak.

"Winning my fourth-round match at the French Open on Monday was kind of an early birthday present - because I turn 21 on Tuesday. It is always pretty hard to celebrate when you are in the middle of the tournament, but I hope I'm going to have time on my day off to do something."

Although she doesn't watch too much tennis in her free time Swiatek admitted she is curious about one particular match:

"I'm always singing something" - Swiatek admits to singing Dua Lipa during her win at Roland Garros
"I'm always singing something" - Swiatek admits to singing Dua Lipa during her win at Roland Garros

"As everyone knows I am a Rafael Nadal fan and I would love to watch his match against Novak Djokovic. I will be too curious about what will happen not to see it, but I will watch on TV rather than at the stadium."

Writing about Nadal she added:

"Recently I went to Rafa's academy in Majorca and saw all his trophies in the museum he has there. I was really in awe at seeing the Grand Slam trophies Rafa has won, of course. But I was also amazed at all the others, like the trophies he has won at Barcelona, Monte Carlo and Rome. There are so many!"

Paris was not all about tennis for Swiatek:

"When I arrived, I was like, 'wow!' I actually wondered why people only think of the Eiffel Tower when they think of Paris. Versailles was so much nicer. It was also nice because it was not as busy as the Eiffel Tower. It doesn't seem to be the first choice for people when they think of Paris."

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