World No. 1 Iga Swiatek made it perfectly clear in a very funny way that reporters should stop revealing her draw during her press conferences because she sometimes feels like covering her ears when that happens.
After the Wimbledon main draw was released on Friday, Swiatek learned that she would be facing 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in the first round. But Kenin was only one of the big names that Swiatek could possibly meet en route to the final as her part of the draw also included the likes of Jelena Ostapenko, defending champion Marketa Vondrousova (who ended up losing in the first round), and Elena Rybakina.
For quite some time, Swiatek has been avoiding to look at her possible paths, instead just focusing on the next match. And during her Wimbledon pre-tournament press conferences, one funny situation occurred when the reporter started naming her projected opponents and asking the Pole about her tough draw.
After Swiatek started her Wimbledon campaign with a 6-3 6-4 win over former world No. 4 Kenin, the on-court interviewer joked about the moment from the Pole’s presser.
“One thing you don’t like… And I’m not gonna do it so don’t worry, is to know the draw in advance,”…
