Swiatek was nonetheless able to rebound for the very next question, which was about her successful run at the One Point Slam.
“It was great,” smiled Swiatek. “I think it was so much fun. Honestly, like, everybody was watching. Like also off the court, everybody said they were so, like, emotional about it, you know?”
The reigning Wimbledon champion was able to score wins over ATP players Frances Tiafoe and Flavio Cobolli, outrallying the latter to reach the quarterfinals.
“It’s fun. It’s something new, refreshing. I think this is what tennis sometimes needs, to put the events out like that. Yeah, playing against Flavio was super fun. Honestly, I like to play against guys. I already could do that in some mixed doubles. Here, I felt like I need to really push him. When he would have a chance to open the court, I would be nowhere there.
“Half of the players I think took it seriously; half of them didn’t. I was, like, warming up, I was ready. I really wanted to play a backhand cross-court rally with Frances, but didn’t get a chance!”
