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Iga Swiatek says she and Novak Djokovic “have competition in our blood” as the Pole believes that’s one of the main reasons why the 36-year-old Serb is still as hungry as ever. Djokovic, who clinched a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open, also made the final at Wimbledon before suffering a five-set defeat to Carlos Alcaraz.
In the Wimbledon final, Djokovic was showing lots of emotion and it was clear that the Serb badly wanted to win even though it didn’t happen in the end. Swiatek, 22, is already a four-time Grand Slam champion and she seemingly understands very well Djokovic’s mindset.“You have to ask Novak (laughs).
I think we have competition in our blood. Me, when I play matches, I don’t think about statistics and records. It was definitely his goal, but I will admit that it’s always like we want to go out for the match and win it. Regardless of which round it is and what the stake is.
In a way, if we as players were thinking about all those points, numbers, stats, then it would be much harder. We don’t play tennis to think about it,” Swiatek told Przeglad Sportowy.
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