Garcia honest on competing with Swiatek: "She has set the bar high, there's no need to hide it"

Caroline Garcia handed Swiatek one of the 9 losses she had in the 2022 campaign but she's fairly honest in comparing herself to her because she set the bar high.

Garcia and Swiatek played a couple of matches in 2022. They played at the Warsaw event which Garcia won and where she handed Swiatek a very painful defeat. At the WTA Finals it was Swiatek who proved better despite the French player winning the event. They recently played in Dubai and Swiatek won once more.

She spoke about her recently:

"You know that the World No. 1 spot is something quite legendary. It's historic in a career. So it's part of the things to do or try to accomplish at least once. Let's say that Iga [Swiatek] has set the bar high, there is no need to hide it. Anyway, given the scenario, it will be almost impossible to reach it without winning a Grand Slam. So I'm going to try to be solid all year and see where it brings me."

Speaking further on her question to win a grand slam nad become number one, Garcia said:

"I could very well arrive in Paris for the French Open sitting at the No. 2 spot in the rankings. It's a possibility. The first part of the season is going to be interesting, it comes very quickly with the Australian Open. We'll see what I can do. But sure, It would be nice to arrive at Roland Garros with an even better ranking."