Igi Świątek is one of the best tennis players in the world. She has already won 22 WTA tournaments in her career, including four French Opens (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) and one US Open (2022). In addition, she reached semi-final Australian Open in 2022 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2023.
Before this year's Wimbledon, Świątek was asked at a press conference what she really likes about tennis. – What do I like about tennis? I win a lot, I like it. I don't know, tennis gives me the life I can live now. Plus, the sheer satisfaction of making progress in some things that I wasn't so good at before – she admitted.
In his free time, Świątek reads books. The 23-year-old is a great lover of literature, which she has emphasized many times in various interviews. – I discovered my love for reading probably when I was 17. I just felt less alone in the world. It was just fun combined with having a good time and meeting people you read about. It's more like you feel like they're your friends – the Pole said in the WTA Insider podcast.
Iga Świątek's honest confession. She confessed what she was bad at
And why does Świątek have two left hands? – For cooking. I can't even follow the recipe and I guess that's it – she once admitted in an interview with Tomasz Smokowski on Channel Sportowy.
– I know that when the stage in my life comes when I care about it, I will learn, but right now I don't even have time for it – she added.
Currently, Świątek is in Riyadh, where he is preparing for the WTA Finals tournament that starts on Saturday. The eight best tennis players in the world will take part in the competition – Shelf She joined the orange group, and her rivals will be Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Barbora Krejcikova.