"I was trying my best" - Jabeur positive in loss to Swiatek

Iga Swiatek proved unstoppable again as the 20-year-old's streak remained intact after a 6-2, 6-2 win over Jabeur in Sunday's final.

Jabeur has suffered tough losses in finals in the past, but the Madrid champion was in good spirits and positivity after losing out on a second consecutive WTA 1000 title. En route to the final, she rallied from 6-1, 5-2 to defeat No.4 Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals and saved a match point to upend Daria Kasatkina in the semifinals. She said:

"Pretty happy with the level I played with. I will just be positive with myself and try to recover in time for the French Open. It's my main goal, to be honest with you."

Jabeur is the only player to make three finals on clay this season, winning Madrid and coming up short to Belinda Bencic in Charleston and Swiatek in Rome. She leads the tour in match-wins on clay, with 17 across Charleston, Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome. As a former junior Roland Garros champion, she'll be a short-list favorite for the title in Paris.

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She explained:

"It helps me a lot confidence-wise, expectation-wise. It helps me be tougher with myself. I need to be in the second week. I need to go above the other results I did in Grand Slams. Maybe [it affects] other players, how they will look at me."

On the French Open, she said:

"I enjoy Roland Garros a lot. I have great memories with that Grand Slam. Honestly, I didn't think about being the favorite to go there and people expecting me to do things. But it's for sure a good pressure for me. I hope I will be ready for it."