Swiatek enjoying growing challenge from Sabalenka : "I'm happy that we're both pushing each other"

Before starting the WTA 1000 in Rome, Iga Swiatek spoke about her rivalry with Aryna Sabalenka

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00:00 Well for sure, she's one of the best players right now so it's always tough to play against

00:04 her and before our matches I always feel like it's a challenge but honestly on every tournament

00:13 there's still a long way for us to play so I don't really want to look into that.

00:19 I'm just happy that we're both kind of pushing each other and we're playing such a good tennis

00:24 and we're both consistent because it shows a lot about women's tennis right now I think.

00:28 Well for sure, but on the other hand there's still like one week of break between Rome

00:32 and Rangaros so there's time to reset a little bit and practice a little bit more, work on

00:38 technique you know and last year it really worked for me so it doesn't really matter

00:43 what's going to happen here.

00:44 Rangaros is a totally different tournament with a totally different atmosphere and vibe

00:48 and you know it's a Grand Slam so you feel a little bit more pressure.