Iga Swiatek admitted she doesn’t know what she is going to "chase” next after winning her second Grand Slam title in dominant fashion at the
French Open.
World No. 1 Swiatek delivered on her pre-tournament status as the heavy favourite as she won in Paris for the loss of just one set.She
crushed Coco Gauff for the loss of just four games in the final to
secure her 35th victory in a row, equalling Venus Williams for the
longest winning streak this century.
Speaking after the win, 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."
The Pole says she feels like the “chapter is closed” on her winning streak as she now looks ahead to the rest of the summer. She explained:
“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]."
She finished off with:
"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.”