Iga Swiatek Age, Nadal Connection, Pro Tennis Career And Personal Life Details
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Iga Swiatek is headed to her French Open quarterfinals. The defending champion appears dominant once again, and could possibly clinch a consecutive Roland Garros title. Here is a look at her performance at the current French Open, interactions about Rafael Nadal, and achievements at such a young age.
Swiatek eliminated Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk to make it to the French Open quarterfinals after straight 6-3, 6-4 sets. The No. 8 now has 22 back-to-back set wins at Roland Garros and will be facing No. 17 seeded Maria Sakkari. If she wins the final, she will be the first woman since Justine Henin (2007) to retain the French Open title.
Swiatek faced a tough opponent in Kostyuk and won with no fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 curfew. "There were so many differences (from a day tennis match)," said Swiatek. "It was hard for me to adapt. The light was really bright and I had to adjust, sometimes I was facing the lights when I had to smash, it was very hard".
Swiatek admitted that Kostyuk's defence had been "crazy", and she struggled to finish points at times. "She was getting everywhere, so big bravo to her, she has a bright future ahead of her".
