Iga Swiatek is a columnist for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The 21-year-old from Poland, who won her first Grand Slam title atRoland Garros in 2020, won her 34th match in a row on Thursday.
I like watching Coco Gauff and I think this will become a rivalry for a long time.
I think she has been on tour longer than me.
I hope she continues to improve. The tournament has shown that she is on the correct path.
I remember when I wanted to win the French Open junior. I lost to Caty in the semi-finals.
When Coco won, I was happy because I worked so hard and she was three years younger than me.
It was difficult for me when I was a teenager.
She deserves her success and I saw that when I met her more on the tour.
We don't talk to each other a lot because we are shy. I like her because it is hard for her to bonds with other people.
She is focused on the job. It seems like she is having a good time.
There have been some great rivalries in the history of tennis.
One of the greatest rivalries in the history of the game was played on Tuesday night at the French capital.
It's good for players to have other players that are on the same level, that makes them want to work harder.
It's amazing how many times they've played against each other, and how many times they've played in the deepest stages of the tournaments.
The competition between them drives them to higher levels.
It would be great to have a rivalry that would push me to be the best tennis player I can be. I could picture that.
Maria Sharapova won two of her 20 matches against Serena Williams. Sometimes it happens and numbers aren't the most important.
The goal is to win the tennis match.
I don't think about who I want to develop a rivalry with. Predicting who will stay at the top of the tour is difficult.
Leylah may have the ability to challenge for the Grand Slam trophies.
Leylah has already made two great runs - the quarter-finals here this year and the 2021 US Open final - and if she continues to play that well at more tournaments, she will be near the top of the rankings.
You could have seen me wearing my earbuds while I waited to be called out.
At the start of the season, I made a list of songs that I would like to listen to more often.
Rock music is always there. There are five songs from five different bands and they are all playing at the same time.
I will listen to the last two if I have time.
When I want to have more energy, I use this playlist.
When I see my most frequent songs on my streaming account, it's always the match playlist because I started listening to these five songs before the first match.
I don't want to change it before I get another win at the French Open.
Iga Swiatek was talking to a person.
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