QUESTION: How do you feel after this title compared to 2020?

I feel like I really did the job.

Entering the court was also more pleasant, it was easier to concentrate because when the stadium is empty (like in 2020 due to the closed session linked to covid), we hear each other think.

There, we can rely on the public, and when we are stressed, listen to them so as not to hear all the parasitic thoughts we may have.

In addition, seeing the Polish flags and knowing that there are people who are there for me, who are shouting my name, is a great emotion.

It's hard to describe, but it really gives a lot, a lot of energy."

we hear ourselves thinking.

There, we can rely on the public, and when we are stressed, listen to them so as not to hear all the parasitic thoughts we may have.

In addition, seeing the Polish flags and knowing that there are people who are there for me, who are shouting my name, is a great emotion.

It's hard to describe, but it really gives a lot, a lot of energy."

we hear ourselves thinking.

There, we can rely on the public, and when we are stressed, listen to them so as not to hear all the parasitic thoughts we may have.

In addition, seeing the Polish flags and knowing that there are people who are there for me, who are shouting my name, is a great emotion.

It's hard to describe, but it really gives a lot, a lot of energy."

Q: You became a multi-laureate of Roland-Garros like your role model Rafael Nadal, what is there to learn from him in his ability to repeat excellence?

A: "His serenity in relation to everything that is happening around him. Because sometimes in the heads, many players overanalyze everything. We make these mountain finals which suddenly make our lives sad if we lose them. I feel like all these great champions somehow accept the possibility of defeat. I remember last year when +Rafa+ lost in the semi-finals, I ran into him the next day at the small I had lunch at the hotel and I told him I cried all night because he lost and he sat down and said something like, 'Oh, it's just a tennis match, you know. You win, you lose. It's normal+. It may seem easy, but not everyone can absorb these great moments like it's just another game.is something special."

Q: How do you handle the pressure?

prevent thinking about the game, the opponent.

We want to stay calm but it's difficult."

Q: How do you explain your exceptional success in the final?

A: "I try to treat it like any other game, which is almost impossible because there will always be more stress and you feel like the tournament is over and it's the last game, and that you want to finish well. But I guess I'm accepting that a bit better and trying to build on my strength. I also know that my opponents are going to be stressed as well. So I'm trying not to panic. and be less stressed than them."

The joy of the Polish Iga Swiatek victorious over Coco Gauff in the final of the Roland-Garros tournament, June 4, 2022 Anne-Christine POUJOULAT AFP

Q: What are you most proud of?

A: "It might sound weird, but to get that 35th (consecutive) win and do something better than Serena (Williams) is special. I've always wanted to hold a record, and in tennis, that's It's very difficult after Serena's career. And the series may be even longer..."

Statements taken at a press conference

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