MOSCOW, June 3 World No. 1 Pole Iga Swiatek said she didn't I would like to have a history of personal meetings, like the Russian Maria Sharapova in the matches against the American Serena Williams. On Thursday, Sventek reached the final of the French Open. She beat Russia's Daria Kasatkina to win 34 in a row, matching Serena Williams' achievement. «It would be great to have a rivalry that pushes me to perfection, is intense and makes me play my best tennis. I can imagine that. I wouldn't wanted to have a record like Maria Sharapova vs Serena Williams She won two out of 20 matches (two out of 22) Of course it happens sometimes and the numbers are not always the most important The goal is to enjoy tennis matches , but, of course, to win,» Swiatek wrote in her BBC column. Polka noted that there have been several great confrontations in the history of tennis. She cited the rivalry of Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serb Novak Djokovic as an example. “On Tuesday night, we all saw Nadal play Djokovic at Roland Garros, and this is one of the greatest confrontations in history. I think it’s good for players to have opponents which are at the same level, which makes you more motivated and want to work even harder.It's amazing how many matches Rafa and Novak have played against each other and how many they have played in the decisive stages of tournaments.Many of their meetings were in the semi-finals or finals. This shows that the competition between them takes them to a higher level,» Swiatek added. According to Swiatek, the American Coco Gauff has a chance to reach a stable level and stay at the top of the rankings, with whom the Polish woman will meet in the final of Roland Garros. , as well as British Emma Radukanu and Canadian Leila Fernandez.
