Iga Swiatek is the 2020 French Open Champion and world number 17.

At just 19 years of age, she became the lowest-ranked woman to reach the final at Roland Garros since rankings began. She also became the first Polish tennis player ever to win a Grand Slam singles title. Not only that, but Iga didn´t drop a set along the way.

Iga talks to Control the Controllables about her incredible journey from a young tennis player to becoming a Grand Slam champion as a teenager. She reveals how she felt at the time and afterwards, and talks about the impact her Father, an Olympic rower, has had on her career.

A successful junior, in 2018 she won junior Grand Slam doubles titles at Roland Garros and the US Open, as well as the girls singles titles at Wimbledon.

Iga has been training at SotoTennis Academy for 9 days as she prepares for the 2021 Clay court season. She tells Dan how she´s feeling now she´s returning no longer as an underdog, but as a Grand Slam Champion.

Here are some of the highlights of the episode:-

[7:49] Iga talks about the impact her Father who is an Olympic rower has had on her tennis journey.

[13:28] Iga tells Dan when she realized that she wanted to be a Pro tennis player.

[14:44] Iga looks back at winning Roland Garros last year and what was going through her mind.

[17:58] Dan asks Iga if she had moments of thinking she could win, or if she was able to stay in the process.

[20:40] Iga discusses her decision to travel with a sports psychologist and how important that´s been.

[23:10] Iga describes how the relationship with her Coach, 2020 Coach of the Year started by accident.

[26:05] Iga tells us her hopes for the 2021 Clay Court season.

[27:47] Listen to what Iga will look back on as success in her tennis career.

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