Iga Swiatek admitted that she will watch a match between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on her birthday at the Roland Garros.
Swiatek seems to be unstoppable so far at the 2022 French Open, and even though she lost a set to Qinwen Zheng in her fourth-round match in Paris, she still remains a big favorite to win the title and extend her winning streak.
Every year, the Polish player celebrates her birthday during the clay-court Grand Slam, and after her win over the Chinese player, she wrote a column for the BBC, in which she admitted that the win was a birthday gift to herself.
"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, as she plans to watch the match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
"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."
Nadal is Swiatek's idol, so it's clear she will be supporting him. Recently, she had a chance to visit the Spaniard's academy and museum, seeing all the trophies that Nadal has won in his tennis career.
"Recently, I went to Rafa's academy in Mallorca 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!"