"I'm very motivated to play well here" - Swiatek on Wimbledon

Iga Swiatek got off to a very good start at Wimbledon beating Jana Fett 6-0 6-3 to extend her winning streak to 36 matches in a row.

Swiatek came to London very motivated to play well at this event and she made a good start. She confirmed it's her intention to do very well on grass:

“It’s my first match on grass this season, so I knew it was going to be tricky. I’ve only played like 12 weeks in my life on grass, but the whole atmosphere, all the traditions this year, it’s really pumping me up. So I’m really motivated to play well here.”

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Swiatek now owns the second-longest winning streak in women’s tennis since 1990; her 36th consecutive victory equalling Monica Seles’ run from 32 years ago. The last woman to win 36 or more straight matches was Martina Hingis in 1997.

Speaking about that, she admitted:

“I do (enjoy it). I really worked on that and I knew how tough the last weeks were. My team gave me huge support and all the work we’ve been doing has clicked this season. I’m pretty sad that Ash (Barty) isn’t here because I would have loved to play against her on grass."

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