Three-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek said she had to learn how to manage the pressure of being world number one and not let expectations weigh her down as the Pole prepares to defend her French Open title next month.The 21-year-old beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-4 in Sunday's Stuttgart Open final for h
Three-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek said she had to learn how to manage the pressure of being world number one and not let expectations weigh her down as the Pole prepares to defend her French Open title next month.
Asked how she settled into her status as world number one, Swiatek she had tuned out the noise and was focused on her game. "I'm happy that I managed to work through it. That was probably the biggest thing that I had to go through at the beginning of the year."
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