By winning the 2022 Roland Garros, Iga Swiatek matches Venus Williams' record of consecutive matches won and broke Serena Williams' streak.
The 21-years-old Pole is unbeaten already in 35 matches in a row and that's something that tennis world hasn't seen since 2000 when Venus Williams had the same streak. After the clay-court part of the season, Iga Swiatek will try to extend her streak on grass where she didn't have the best results in the past, despite winning the girl's Wimbledon in 2018. After her triumph in Paris, she said:
“I think I was always chasing that second Grand Slam because I always thought, 'OK, the first one happened, but the second one is confirmation that you actually know what you're doing. I always had huge respect for Garbine [Muguruza], Simona [Halep], there are a lot of players who won two. All these girls showed consistency throughout so many years and they were able to win two times or even more."
“I think when I'm going to start Wimbledon I'm just going to think about getting through the first matches. I won't think about the streak because I know it's not helping me. I did the same here and I know how to separate my mind from that and focus on tennis."
"But right now for sure, I can think about that a little bit more and I would love to add some matches to that streak. But I feel that chapter is closed for sure for clay season, but also after the Sunshine Double [Indian Wells and Miami Open]."
"I didn't really have a lot of time to rest and I really want to rest right now after Roland Garros. Because back then I was like I'll have three days off, but I couldn't really stop thinking about the season. Right now I think I will have more time and I really want to do my best at resting.”
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