Iga ÅwiÄ tek revealed she was "pretty happy" with her 54-minute victory in the first round of the French Open.The Polish tennis star cruised past Ukraineâs Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0, completing her rout in under an hour.In her post match interview, ÅwiÄ tek revealed she would be going sightseeing in Paris after her dominant win.âI'm pretty happy that I finished early,â she said. âI have some media â wow, exciting stuff.âThen maybe we'll go somewhere in Paris to see something. You will see on my Insta story if you're interested.âÅwiÄ tek has now won 29 matches in a row, a streak that stretches back to the Qatar Open in February and includes four WTA 1000 titles.If the 20-year-old wins the French Open, she will become the first player to win more than five titles in a single season since Serena Williams earned seven in 2014.It will be the second Grand Slam of her career â ÅwiÄ tek was the French Open champion in 2020.
âI just want to keep going, I'm aware that someday my streak may stop,â she said. âI'm just working every day to be 100 percent focused on my tennis, but not on the stats or numbers.
âJust playing tennis and focusing on my game, and being in a bubble that's going to help me really be consistent. I was doing that in the past weeks and I'm gonna continue doing that here.â
ÅwiÄ tek rose to world number one after Ashleigh Bartyâs shock retirement in March. She has started where Barty left off, becoming the dominant force in womenâs tennis.
Indeed, former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu told reporters this weekend that she felt ÅwiÄ tek was setting the standard.
âSheâs definitely setting a high precedent right now,â she said. âFor me at least itâs very motivating.
âSheâs like the new Ashleigh Barty of the tour, because Ashleigh was winning a lot, as well. Itâs very motivating. Iâm very impressed with how sheâs doing.â